Tchaikovsky’s The Seasons Op. 37a was commissioned by St. Petersburg music publisher Nikolai Matveyevich Bernard for his musical periodical Le Nouvelliste. In a letter from November 1875, Bernard asked Tchaikovsky to write a set of 12 pieces, one to be written each month from January to December. Tchaikovsky, very pleased by the commission, … Continue reading Tchaikovsky, The Seasons; Чайковский, Времена года