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DISCOVER THE TRUTH ABOUT THE WORLD'S MOST-LOVED COMPOSER

*Revised and updated for the anniversary year*, John Suchet's acclaimed biography of the greatest composer the world has ever known.

A tortured genius, a sensitive soul, and a great composer burdened by the weight of his private desires, Tchaikovsky's life is explored in full by the incomparable John Suchet.Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is one of the most successful composers that Russia has ever produced, but his path to success was not an easy one. A shy, emotional child, intended for the civil service by his father, Tchaikovsky came late to composing as a career, and despite ...

We think we know the story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's life. Austrian-born to a tyrannical father who worked him fiercely, unhappily married to a spendthrift woman, a child-like character ill at ease amid the aristocratic splendor of the Viennese court, a musical genius who died young thus depriving the world of future glories.Yet only that last point is actually true. In this comprehensive biography, John Suchet examines the many myths and m...

Giuseppe Verdi remains Italy's greatest operatic composer and a man of apparent contradictions-vividly brought to life through a nuanced examination of his life and monumental music.Giuseppe Verdi remains the greatest operatic composer that Italy, the home of opera, has ever produced. Yet throughout his lifetime he claimed to detest composing and repeatedly rejected it. He was a landowner, a farmer, a politician and symbol of Italian independe...

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A tortured genius, a sensitive soul, a great composer burdened by the weight of his private desires

MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Opera

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The Sunday Times bestseller: how the Strauss family took Europe by storm during the nineteenth century

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After a whirlwind romance and a marriage that spanned decades, former face of ITV news, John Suchet, revealed on breakfast television that his beloved wife Bonnie was suffering with dementia, eliciting a huge response. Never had anyone spoken so movingly about dementia, the thief that stole his still youthful wife on the eve of their retirement.

The ultimate life story of one of the greatest composers the world has ever known

Beethoven scholar and classical radio host John Suchet has had a lifelong, ardent interest in the man and his music. Here, in his first full-length biography, Suchet illuminates the composer's difficult childhood, his struggle to maintain friendships and romances, his ungovernable temper, his obsessive efforts to control his nephew's life, and the excruciating decline of his hearing. This absorbing narrative provides a comprehensive account of...

From the much-loved newscaster and Classic FM DJ John Suchet, this is a biography of the Strauss family and world-renowned waltzes. A tale of musical innovation and family rivalry, set against the changing times of the Austro-Hungarian empire, spanning the 19th century. Fully illustrated with archive images and contemporary photography from the author's archive.

Beethoven scholar and classical radio host John Suchet has had a lifelong, ardent interest in the man and his music. Here, in his first full-length biography, Suchet illuminates the composer's difficult childhood, his struggle to maintain friendships and romances, his ungovernable temper, his obsessive efforts to control his nephew's life, and the excruciating decline of his hearing. This absorbing narrative provides a comprehensive account of...

MUSIC / History & Criticism