Symphony no. 6 “Pathetique”

Album by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & London Symphony Orchestra & Igor Markevitch

Symphony No. 6 "Pathétique" is the sixth symphony by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, completed in 1893. The work, written at the end of his life, is a late-Romantic orchestral piece characterised by expansive lyricism, stark dynamic contrasts and a sombre, introspective finale, and it is Tchaikovsky's final completed symphony, reflecting his late-career exploration of emotional depth and structural experimentation within the symphonic tradition.

Symphony no. 6 “Pathetique” by Tchaikovsky - album cover

First released: September 1962

Classical

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Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”: 1st Mov.: Adagio – Allegro non troppo
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Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”: 2nd Mov.: Allegro con grazia
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Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”: 3rd Mov.: Allegro molto vivace
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Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”: 4th Mov.: Finale (Adagio lamentoso – Andante)