Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 ' Pathétique'
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Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:symphony
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| gptkbp:composer |
gptkb:Pyotr_Ilyich_Tchaikovsky
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| gptkbp:critical_reception |
Initially received mixed reviews
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| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
Widely regarded as one of Tchaikovsky's greatest works
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| gptkbp:dedication |
gptkb:Nadezhda_von_Meck
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| gptkbp:duration |
Approximately 45 minutes
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| gptkbp:first_performance |
gptkb:Saint_Petersburg
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
Composed shortly before Tchaikovsky's death
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| gptkbp:influenced_artists |
gptkb:Sergei_Rachmaninoff
gptkb:Dmitri_Shostakovich gptkb:Gustav_Mahler Classical music |
| gptkbp:influences |
gptkb:Romanticism
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| gptkbp:inspiration |
Tchaikovsky's personal struggles
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| gptkbp:key |
B minor
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| gptkbp:legacy |
Considered a cornerstone of the symphonic repertoire
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| gptkbp:mood |
Melancholic
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| gptkbp:movement |
gptkb:Adagio_lamentoso
gptkb:3._Finale:_Adagio_lamentoso 1. Adagio – Allegro non troppo 2. Allegro con grazia |
| gptkbp:music_style |
Symphonic form
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| gptkbp:notable_performers |
gptkb:Riccardo_Muti
gptkb:Herbert_von_Karajan gptkb:Valery_Gergiev gptkb:Bernstein |
| gptkbp:notable_quote |
Tchaikovsky described it as his 'last' symphony
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| gptkbp:notable_recordings |
Berlin Philharmonic under Herbert von Karajan
Boston Symphony Orchestra under Seiji Ozawa Cleveland Orchestra under Franz Welser-Möst Los Angeles Philharmonic under Gustavo Dudamel New York Philharmonic under Leonard Bernstein San Francisco Symphony under Michael Tilson Thomas Chicago Symphony Orchestra under Fritz Reiner London Symphony Orchestra under André Previn Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra under Riccardo Chailly Vienna Philharmonic under Gustavo Dudamel Philadelphia Orchestra under Yannick Nézet-Séguin London Philharmonic Orchestra under Vladimir Jurowski |
| gptkbp:number_of_movements |
gptkb:3
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| gptkbp:opus_number |
Op. 74
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| gptkbp:orchestration |
Full orchestra
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| gptkbp:performance_tradition |
Often performed at memorial concerts
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| gptkbp:premiere_date |
October 28, 1893
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| gptkbp:recordings |
Multiple orchestras and conductors have recorded it
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Pittsburgh_Symphony_Orchestra
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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