Yes, that’s right, not Piotr Ilich, but Boris Alexandrovich Tchaikovsky (1925-1996). A composer of the modern age, his career took place 100 years after his more famous countryman. This Tchaikovsky is represented by orchestral works, film scores, chamber music, and an opera. His miniatures for piano are playful, sometimes modal, and ultimately charming. If you can, check them out on Naxos, or his "After the Ball" suite, also on Naxos - lovely old-fashioned orchestral dance music. Developing his style from the Russian masters of the previous generation and mixing in contemporary influences, Tchaikovsky was famous in his country but not well known outside of the Iron Curtain. Nowadays, he is fairly well represented on record, with several dozen recordings at the Naxos Music Library.
Here is a recording of one of his settings of Pushkin’s poetry:
the String Quartet, no.6
and the Sinfonietta for Strings
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3YNaxTW5l4
Sources - Grove, Naxos, additional links available from Wikipedia
Sources - Grove, Naxos, additional links available from Wikipedia
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