Symphony no. 6 “Pathétique” / Romeo & Juliet

Album by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & Tonhalle‐Orchester Zürich & Paavo Järvi

Symphony No. 6 "Pathétique" and the Romeo and Juliet overture-fantasy are orchestral works by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, composed in 1893 and 1869–1870 respectively. Both exemplify his late-Romantic style: the symphony presents an expansive, brooding emotional arc that closed his symphonic output, while the overture-fantasy demonstrates his programme-driven thematic writing and vivid orchestration, which together occupy a central place in his career and in nineteenth-century orchestral repertoire.

Symphony no. 6 “Pathétique” / Romeo & Juliet by Tchaikovsky - album cover

First released: 20th August 2021

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1.
Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”: I. Adagio – Allegro non troppo
18:24
2.
Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”: II. Allegro con grazia
7:36
3.
Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”: III. Allegro molto vivace
8:35
4.
Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”: IV. Finale. Adagio lamentoso
10:56
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Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture: Andante non tanto quasi moderato
4:59
6.
Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture: Allegro giusto
11:11
7.
Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture: Epilogue. Moderato assai
2:40