Symphony No. 6 "Pathétique" / Capriccio Italien

Album by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Symphony No. 6 "Pathétique" and Capriccio Italien are orchestral works by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, completed in 1893 and 1880 respectively. The Sixth Symphony is characterised by a brooding, elegiac character and expansive orchestration that closes Tchaikovsky's symphonic output, while Capriccio Italien draws on Italian folk and street music to produce bright, colourful orchestral writing that reflects the composer's interest in national and exotic idioms.