Comparing composers seems unfair and devoid of any sense – at the end of the day it is the matter of the personal preference who likes whose works best, – yet I feel an urge to do that. Why? Because if we were to tell who has written most pieces named after birds, no doubt of two candidates (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Olivier Messiaen), the latter would win. Still, this blog is focused on rare music, and here Tchaikovsky definitely takes the pas with his Op.54 No.8 called The Cuckoo. I think this brilliantly illustrates that what is an advantage in one situation could easily be a disadvantage in another and that indeed competitions do not matter much.
Talking about The Cuckoo, it is a piece of series written specially for children. As there is not that much of classical music for them, I think it would be nice to pay attention to that existing. Sheet music of a piece is available here, enjoy: The Cuckoo, TH 104 Op.54 No.8.
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