One of this composer's works was rejected as unplayable by its dedicatee Nikolai Rubinstein, his First Piano Concerto in B-Flat Minor.
One of this composer's works was rejected as unplayable by its dedicatee Nikolai Rubinstein, his First Piano Concerto in B-Flat Minor. He featured a "Tempo di Polacca" in his third symphony and depicted a "Land of Desolation, Land of Mists" in his first symphony, earning them the nicknames "Polish" and "Winter Daydreams", respectively. A haunting bassoon solo opens his sixth and final symphony marked "Pathetique". One of his patriotic works includes a part for cannons, while one of his ballets follows Clara and the titular gift from Herr Drosselmeyer. FTP, name this Russian composer of Swan Lake, The 1812 Overture and The Nutcracker.
One of this composer's works was rejected as unplayable by its dedicatee Nikolai Rubinstein, his First Piano Concerto in B-Flat Minor.
Pyotr Illyich {Tchaikovsky}