Six Symphonies

Album by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & Evgeny Fyodorovich Svetlanov & Государственный академический симфонический оркестр России

Six Symphonies is a cycle of six numbered symphonies by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, composed between 1866 and 1893. They are late-Romantic orchestral works that use rich melody, broad orchestral forces and dramatic pacing, and they show Tchaikovsky's progression from early expressive gestures to later pieces with denser harmony and tighter formal control.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 1 in G minor, op. 13 “Winter Dreams”: 1. Allegro tranquillo
    12:34
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 1 in G minor, op. 13 “Winter Dreams”: 2. Adagio cantabile ma non tanto
    13:46
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 1 in G minor, op. 13 “Winter Dreams”: 3. Scherzo: Allegro scherzando giocoso
    8:24
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 1 in G minor, op. 13 “Winter Dreams”: 4. Finale: Andante lugubre – Allegro maestoso
    13:03

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Symphony no. 2 in C minor, op. 17 “Little Russian”: 1. Andante sostenuto – Allegro vivo
    12:53
  2. 3.
    Symphony no. 2 in C minor, op. 17 “Little Russian”: 2. Andantino marziale, quasi moderato
    11:36
  3. 4.
    Symphony no. 2 in C minor, op. 17 “Little Russian”: 3. Scherzo and trio: Allegro molto vivace
    6:02
  4. 5.
    Symphony no. 2 in C minor, op. 17 “Little Russian”: 4. Finale: Moderato assai – Allegro vivo
    12:07

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    Symphony no. 3 in D major, op. 29 “Polish”: 1. Introduzione: Allegro moderato assai (Tempo di marcia funebre) – Allegro brillante
    14:40
  2. 4.
    Symphony no. 3 in D major, op. 29 “Polish”: 2. Alla tedesca: Allegro moderato e semplice
    7:55
  3. 5.
    Symphony no. 3 in D major, op. 29 “Polish”: 3. Andante elegiaco
    11:58
  4. 6.
    Symphony no. 3 in D major, op. 29 “Polish”: 4. Scherzo: Allegro vivo
    6:04
  5. 7.
    Symphony no. 3 in D major, op. 29 “Polish”: 5. Finale: Allegro con fuoco – Tempo di Polacca
    12:12

Disc 4

  1. 4.
    Symphony no. 4 in F minor, op. 36: 1. Andante sostenuto
    18:52
  2. 5.
    Symphony no. 4 in F minor, op. 36: 2. Andantino in modo di canzona
    11:33
  3. 6.
    Symphony no. 4 in F minor, op. 36: 3. Scherzo pizzicato ostinato: Allegro
    6:08
  4. 7.
    Symphony no. 4 in F minor, op. 36: 4. Finale: Allegro con fuoco
    8:35

Disc 5

  1. 5.
    Symphony no. 5 in E minor, op. 64: 1. Andante – Allegro con anima
    15:43
  2. 6.
    Symphony no. 5 in E minor, op. 64: 2. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza
    15:18
  3. 7.
    Symphony no. 5 in E minor, op. 64: 3. Valse: Allegro moderato
    6:02
  4. 8.
    Symphony no. 5 in E minor, op. 64: 4. Finale: Andante maestoso – Allegro vivace
    13:36

Disc 6

  1. 6.
    Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”: 1. Adagio – Allegro non troppo
    20:38
  2. 7.
    Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”: 2. Allegro con grazia
    8:23
  3. 8.
    Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”: 3. Allegro molto vivace
    9:35
  4. 9.
    Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”: 4. Finale: Adagio lamentoso
    11:57

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