Is Tchaikowsky considered ...?

[patteeheeadidas]

is he a romantic, impressionist or contemporary composer?

[pianonut]

i always thought of him as romantic.  is there some of his work that sounds impressionistic?  contemporary?  probably a few things that DO sound contemporary.

[thalberg]

Tchaikovsky is considered Romantic, I believe. 

[jeremyjchilds]

Just finished my last history exam...ever

Let's see...

He was prone to bombastic gestures and sentimentality. The emotional fluctuations (sometimes contradictions) in his work reflect an emotional and profound life. He was the master of sincerity.

Sounds very romantic indeed...

[the_ts]

Somewhat off topic, but what is Prokofiev considered?

[JCarey]

Somewhat off topic, but what is Prokofiev considered?

Contemporary.

[prometheus]

How can Prokofiev be contemporary? He has been dead for more than 50 years.

Prokofiev is 20th century.

[orlandopiano]

Does it get any more romantic than Tchaikovsky?

[cadenz]

Does it get any more romantic than Tchaikovsky?

my thoughts precisely. you'd struggle to find anyone more romantic.
sure some snippets of music or aspects might be considered 20th century, decades ahead of its time, so does beethoven, but that is why they're great composers. great composers set the paths for the future and are progressive by nature.

[apion]

pleeze

romantic con forza

[Waldszenen]

To be both historically and musically accurate, he belongs to the Late Romantic Period (same as Brahms); in comparison, Schumann, Liszt and Mendelssohn etc are from the Early Romantic Period.