Symphony No. 6

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Symphony No. 6 is Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s final symphony, renowned for its intense emotional depth and tragic character.

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Symphony No. 6 canonical 1
Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf symphony
alsoKnownAs Pathétique Symphony
approximateDuration 45 minutes
catalogueNumber Op. 74
composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
compositionPeriod late Romantic
countryOfOrigin Russian Empire
dedicatedTo Vladimir Davydov NERFINISHED
genre Romantic music
influenced symphonic repertoire of the late Romantic era
isFinalSymphonyOf Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
key B minor
languageOfTitle Russian
movement I. Adagio – Allegro non troppo
II. Allegro con grazia
III. Allegro molto vivace
IV. Finale: Adagio lamentoso – Andante
movementCount 4
notableCharacteristic intense emotional depth
tragic character
unconventional slow final movement
notableRecording Evgeny Mravinsky and the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra
linked to: Evgeny Mravinsky

Herbert von Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic
linked to: Herbert von Karajan

Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic
linked to: Leonard Bernstein
opusNumber Op. 74
orchestration bassoons
clarinets
flutes
horns
oboes
percussion
piccolo
strings
timpani
trombones
trumpets
tuba
ordinalNumber 6
originalTitle Симфония № 6 си минор, Op. 74
premiereConductor Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
premiereCountry Russian Empire
premiereDate 1893-10-28
premierePlace Saint Petersburg
structureFeature finale marked Adagio lamentoso
subtitle Pathétique
Патетическая
yearOfCompletion 1893

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Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony alsoKnownAs Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74
linked to: Symphony No. 6