Discussion of Tchaikovsky's personal life, especially his sexuality, has perhaps been among the most extensive of any composer in the 19th century and certainly of any Russian composer of his time.Wiley, Tchaikovsky, xvi. It has also at times caused considerable confusion, from Soviet efforts to expunge all references to homosexuality and portray him as a heterosexual, to efforts at analysis by Western biographers.Maes, 133–134; Wiley, Tchaikovsky, xvii.
discussion of tchaikovsky's personal life especially his sexuality has perhaps been among the most extensive of any composer in the 19th century and certainly of any russian composer of his timewiley tchaikovsky xvi it has also at times caused considerable confusion from soviet efforts to expunge all references to homosexuality and portray him as a heterosexual to efforts at analysis by western biographersmaes 133–134; wiley tchaikovsky xvii