Symphony No. 6, 'Pathétique' - Halmet Overture-Fantasia

Album by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & Christoph Poppen & SWR Rundfunkorchester Kaiserslautern

Symphony No. 6 "Pathétique" and the Hamlet Overture-Fantasia are orchestral works by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Пётр Ильич Чайковский), completed in 1893 and 1888 respectively. Both exemplify his late-Romantic orchestral language, characterised by rich string textures, vivid brass and woodwind colouring and dramatic contrasts, with the Sixth Symphony being his final completed symphony and acting as a summation of his symphonic writing while the Hamlet Overture-Fantasia reflects his engagement with programme-inspired, Shakespearean subject matter.

Symphony No. 6, 'Pathétique' - Halmet Overture-Fantasia by Пётр Ильич Чайковский - album cover

First released: 1st August 2011

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Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74, "Pathetique": I. Adagio - Allegro non troppo
16:43
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Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74, "Pathetique": II. Allegro con gracia
7:43
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Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74, "Pathetique": III. Allegro molto vivace
9:18
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Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74, "Pathetique": IV. Finale: Adagio lamentoso
10:42
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Hamlet, Op. 67
17:56