Symphony no. 6 "Pathétique" / Piano Concerto no. 1

Album by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & NBC Symphony Orchestra & Arturo Toscanini & Vladimir Horowitz

This album pairs two major orchestral works by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: the Sixth Symphony, composed in 1893, and the First Piano Concerto, completed in 1875. Both pieces exemplify the late Romantic style with rich orchestration and sweeping melodies — the symphony is characterised by brooding, expansive textures and a sombre final movement that marks a culminating point in Tchaikovsky's output, while the concerto juxtaposes virtuosic, boldly rhythmic piano writing with lyrical orchestral passages, reflecting his gift for dramatic thematic writing.

Symphony no. 6 "Pathétique" / Piano Concerto no. 1 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - album cover

First released: 1st June 1998

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1.
Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 "Pathétique": I. Adagio – Allegro non troppo
16:47
2.
Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 "Pathétique": II. Allegro con grazia
6:44
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Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 "Pathétique": III. Allegro molto vivace
8:17
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Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 "Pathétique": IV. Finale. Adagio lamentoso – Andante
9:42
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Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso – Allegro con spirito
17:42
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Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: II. Andante semplice – Prestissimo – Tempo I
5:24
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Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: III. Allegro con fuoco
6:04