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Join Edward Thomas as he awkwardly argues with himself about the most appropriate 5 passages of music to encompass the influences, attributes and untimely end of Russian fireside favourite Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
Has the composer been misrepresented by his popular works? Was his death the result of an insidious homophobic plot (answer: clearly not)? And most pressingly: Is it possible for a "pop" musician to talk about "Classical" music without sounding pretentious?
Join Edward Thomas as he awkwardly argues with himself about the most appropriate 5 passages of music to encompass the influences, attributes and untimely end of Russian fireside favourite Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
Has the composer been misrepresented by his popular works? Was his death the result of an insidious homophobic plot (answer: clearly not)? And most pressingly: Is it possible for a "pop" musician to talk about "Classical" music without sounding pretentious?
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