TWO VOLUME SET IN RUSSIAN AND ENGLISH with over 500 color and b&w illustration reproduced from originals preserved at various repositories in the former Soviet Union. Book One is a chronicle in pictures of Tchaikovsky`s life and work, with excerpts from his letters, diaries, critiques, and also from writings of his contemporaries. A whole section contains reproductions of all the known photograph portraits of Tchaikovsky, with exact dates, inscriptions and comments. Book Two deals with the performance of the great Russian composer`s music in his own country and abroad, with the Tchaikovsky commemorative Museums at Votkinsk and Klin, and with the International Tchaikovsky Competition. [BOTH VOLUMES]: 300x230 mm. [223]+[90] pages. Hardcover and softcover laid in slipcase. Slipcase edges slightly worn. [VOL.I]: Cover slightly stained. Pen inscription on front white page. [SUMMARY]: Else both volumes in good condition.