Symphony no. 6 "Pathétique" / Romeo and Juliet

Album by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & Svenska Kammarorkestern & Thomas Dausgaard

Symphony No. 6 "Pathétique" is the final symphony by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, completed and premiered in 1893, and the fantasy‑overture Romeo and Juliet was originally composed in 1869–70 with a notable revision in 1880. The symphony is characterised by expansive Romantic orchestration, a sombre emotional trajectory and an unorthodox finale that marks a later stage in Tchaikovsky's symphonic development, while the overture uses contrasting themes, dramatic harmonic shifts and lyrical orchestration to evoke the Shakespearean drama and illustrate his approach to orchestral narrative.

Symphony no. 6 "Pathétique" / Romeo and Juliet by Tchaikovsky - album cover

First released: August 2012

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Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 "Pathétique": I. Adagio – Allegro non troppo
16:58
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Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 "Pathétique": II. Allegro con grazia
7:36
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Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 "Pathétique": III. Allegro molto vivace
7:34
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Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 "Pathétique": IV. Adagio lamentoso
9:16
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Romeo and Juliet
18:45