Symphony no. 5

Album by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & Guido Cantelli & Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano

Symphony No. 5 is the fifth symphony by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, completed and premiered in 1888. The work is a large-scale Romantic orchestral symphony characterised by sweeping melodies, rich orchestration and a recurring cyclical motif, and it occupies a central place in Tchaikovsky's middle-period output as he continued to develop symphonic form and emotional expression.

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 5 in E minor, op. 64: I. Andante - Allegro con anima
    13:15
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 5 in E minor, op. 64: II. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza
    12:54
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 5 in E minor, op. 64: III. Valse. Allegro moderato
    6:14
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 5 in E minor, op. 64: IV. Finale. Andante maestoso - Allegro vivace
    12:28

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