Symphonie Nr. 6 Pathétique / Capriccio Italien

This album is a recording of orchestral works by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, composed in 1893 and 1880. The pairing contrasts the composer's late symphonic language — marked by sweeping lyricism, dense orchestration and a sombre, introspective finale — with an earlier, more brightly orchestrated, folk-influenced orchestral showpiece, illustrating his range and the evolution of his orchestral style in the late 19th century.