Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony

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Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony is a deeply emotional and dramatic late-Romantic symphony renowned for its tragic intensity and innovative, somber finale.

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instanceOf late-Romantic composition
symphony
alsoKnownAs Pathétique Symphony
Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74
linked to: Symphony No. 6
approximateDuration about 45 minutes
associatedWith themes of fate and despair
catalogueStatus Tchaikovsky’s last completed symphony
character deeply emotional
dramatic
tragic
closingFeature ends quietly and darkly in B minor
composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
compositionYear 1893
dedicatedTo Vladimir Davydov NERFINISHED
emotionalTone melancholic
tragic intensity
follows Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5
formalInnovation finale is slow and tragic instead of triumphant
genre programmatic-leaning absolute music
historicalReputation central work in the orchestral repertoire
one of the most famous symphonies of the Romantic era
influencedBy Russian symphonic tradition
Western European Romantic symphony
key B minor
languageOfTitle French
movement I. Adagio – Allegro non troppo
II. Allegro con grazia
III. Allegro molto vivace
IV. Finale: Adagio lamentoso – Andante
movementCount 4
notableFeature innovative slow, somber finale
notableInstrumentation expressive use of brass choir
lyrical woodwind solos
prominent use of bassoons and low strings
numberInSeries 6
opusNumber Op. 74
orchestration full Romantic orchestra
period Romantic era
premiereConductor Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
premiereCountry Russian Empire
premiereDate 28 October 1893
premierePlace St. Petersburg
structureFeature second movement in 5/4 meter
third movement often perceived as march-like scherzo
style late-Romantic
titleMeaning Pathétique means ‘passionate’ or ‘emotional’ in French
linked to: Pathétique
workNumberInComposerOutput last numbered symphony by Tchaikovsky

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Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique" alsoKnownAs Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony