Symphony no. 6 "Pathétique" / Dumka

Album by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & The Philadelphia Orchestra & Christoph Eschenbach

Symphony No. 6 'Pathétique' is the sixth symphony by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, completed and first performed in 1893. A late-Romantic orchestral work, it is characterised by expansive lyrical themes, dramatic contrasts between brooding and agitated passages and a sombre final movement, and when presented alongside a dumka-style miniature it emphasises Tchaikovsky's incorporation of Slavic folk rhythms and melancholic dance elements into his late-period symphonic language.

Symphony no. 6 "Pathétique" / Dumka by Tchaikovsky - album cover

First released: June 2008

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Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 "Pathétique": I. Adagio - Allegro non troppo
19:55
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Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 "Pathétique": II. Allegro con grazia
8:01
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Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 "Pathétique": III. Allegro molto vivace
9:11
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Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 "Pathétique": IV. Finale. Adagio lamentoso - Andante
12:44
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Dumka, op. 59
9:42