The Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74, Pathétique is Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's final completed symphony, written between February and the end of August 1893. The composer entitled the work "The Passionate Symphony", employing a Russian word, Патетическая (Pateticheskaya), meaning "passionate" or "emotional", that was then mistranslated into French as pathetique, "evoking pity", yet the mistranslation survived subsequent productions in every country but Russia. The composer led the first performance in Saint Petersburg on 16/28 October of that year,[1] nine days before his death. The second performance, conducted by Eduard Nápravník, took place 21 days later, at a memorial concert on 6/18 November.[2][3] It included some minor corrections that Tchaikovsky had made after the premiere, and was thus the first performance of the work in the exact form in which it is known today. The first performance in Moscow was on 4/16 December, conducted by Vasily Safonov.[4] It was the last of Tchaikovsky's compositions premiered in his lifetime; his last composition of all, the single-movement 3rd Piano Concerto, Op. 75, which was completed in October 1893, a short time before his death, received a posthumous premiere.
This recording is performed by the Orquesta Filarmónica De La Ciudad de México under the direction of Fernando Lozano.
I. Adagio - Allegro non troppo
II. Allegro con grazia
III. Allegro molto vivace
IV. Finale - Adagio lamentoso
6 comments
Boz
26 Jan 17#1
MrBeansDrivingInstructor
26 Jan 171#2
Thank you boz - a wonderful piece of music
jadamso
27 Jan 171#3
Cheers Boz. Rock On!
The_Hoff
29 Jan 171#4
Only poor quality MP3 though.
Classical deserves lossless above almost any other genre.
maltikism
29 Jan 171#5
I've got enough Jeremy Corbyn pictures, thanks.
The_Hoff to maltikism
30 Jan 17#6
Pretty sure that affiliation caused Tchaikovsky to roll in his grave.
Opening post
This recording is performed by the Orquesta Filarmónica De La Ciudad de México under the direction of Fernando Lozano.
I. Adagio - Allegro non troppo
II. Allegro con grazia
III. Allegro molto vivace
IV. Finale - Adagio lamentoso
6 comments
Classical deserves lossless above almost any other genre.