Home / Music / Tchaikovsky's first symphony drove him to the point of hallucinationMusic linernotes album music pyotr-ilyich-tchaikovskyTchaikovsky's first symphony drove him to the point of hallucinationTchaikovsky reportedly worked himself to the point of hallucination while composing his Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, and later revised the orchestration twice. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesTchaikovsky's Symphony No. 1 is subtitled 'Winter Daydreams.'Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 1 is in G minorTchaikovsky composed his First Symphony in 1866 after joining the Moscow ConservatoryBeethoven's middle quartets are longer, bolder, and more complex than the Op. 18 setBeethoven's Symphony No. 5 set the template that Brahms, Wagner, and Mahler all followedExploreRadiohead recorded OK Computer vocals in a mansion's stone entrance hallTalking Heads recorded Fear of Music from a loft with a studio truck on the streetVicki Brown's work with the New London Chorale launched her Dutch solo careerVicki Brown was one of the most in-demand session singers in British popWeather Report's biggest hit was BirdlandPrevious Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 became Russia's Olympic anthem in 2021Next Tchaikovsky revised his Piano Concerto No. 1 twice — in 1879 and again in 1888