In his diary, this composer wrote of Johannes Brahms, "What a giftless bastard!
In his diary, this composer wrote of Johannes Brahms, "What a giftless bastard! It annoys me that this self-inflated mediocrity is hailed as a genius. His middle period produced such consecutive works as his Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra and his orchestral works Francesca da Rimini and Marche Slave. These followed early operas like The Sorceress and Mazeppa and were, in turn, followed by his Capriccio Italien and Manfred symphony. FTP, name this composer, whose operas include The Queen of Spades, and whose ballets include The Nutcracker and Swan Lake.
In his diary, this composer wrote of Johannes Brahms, "What a giftless bastard!
Peter Ilich {Tchaikovsky}