The music of Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893) is virtually synonymous with the term "bittersweet" - it lives at the intersection of beauty and tragedy. In today's ART episode, I share some anecdotes about Tchaikovsky's tragicomical life, and the contrasts that so effectively made their way into his music.

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