John Hamilton Warrack

This is a biography which gives due space both to Tchaikovsky's unhappy, restless life and also to the prodigious talent, his methods of working and the gradual genesis of his greatest large-scale works. It includes a comprehensive list of his works.

An old volume and not incredibly scholarly, but as a boy I found it a great book and I still enjoy thumbing through it. Great pictures.

Useful reference.