Symphony No. 6 Pathétique / Overture 1812

Album by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & Большой симфонический оркестр имени П. И. Чайковского & Nikolai Golovanov

This release is a compilation album of orchestral works by Пётр Ильич Чайковский, featuring pieces composed in 1893 and 1880. One piece is a late-Romantic symphony characterised by expansive melodic writing, intense emotional contrasts and a sombre closing movement that marked a pivotal point in the composer's career, while the other is a large-scale celebratory overture employing robust orchestration and dramatic climaxes that showcase his command of orchestral colour and massed forces.