Composition: Symphony No. 6, Op. 74 (Tchaikovsky, Pyotr)
| Title | Symphony No. 6 |
| Alternative title | Pathétique / Патетическая (''Pateticheskaya'') |
| Creators | Pyotr Tchaikovsky (composer) |
| Opus | Op.74 |
| Instrumentation | orchestra |
| Number of movements | 4 |
| Keys | B minor |
| Composed | 1893 |
| First published | 1893 |
| Dedication | Vladimir Davydov |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 2760 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Symphonies |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adagio—Allegro non troppo | — | B minor | 354 |
| Allegro con grazia | — | D major | 179 |
| Allegro molto vivace | — | G major | 347 |
| Adagio lamentoso | — | B minor | 171 |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | theater orchestra | Edmund Haensch |
| view | Complete | 2 piano 8 hands | Eduard Langer |
| view | Complete | 2 pianos | Aleksandr Schaefer |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | — |
| view | Complete | piano | Paul Klengel |
| view | Complete | piano | Walter Niemann |
| view | Complete | piano | — |
| view | Adagio - Allegro non troppo (No.1) | piano 4 hands | — |
| view | Allegro con grazia (No.2) | theater orchestra | Charles J. Roberts |
| view | Allegro con grazia (No.2) | cello and piano | Jacques van Lier |
| view | Allegro molto vivace (No.3) | brass ensemble | Wayne Beardwood |
| view | Allegro molto vivace (No.3) | 2 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos | Elaine Fine |
| view | Allegro molto vivace (No.3) | — | Marc Terré Garcia |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | P. Jurgenson | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | P. Jurgenson | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view 1. Adagio — Allegro non troppo · view 2. Allegro con grazia · view 3. Allegro molto vivace · view 4. Finale. Adagio lamentoso · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Flute 1, 2, 3/Piccolo · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 (A) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (B, A) · view Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba · view Timpani, Bass Drum/Cymbals/Tam-Tam, Bell · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Viola (all pages in one file) · view Viola (all pages except for open out pages) · view Viola (open out pages 25a and 27a) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Cello Part (for auditions) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Jane Thomas | 2018 | Bass Clarinet (for Bassoons 1 & 2) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Eills | 2022 | Viola Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for theater orchestra |
Anton J. Benjamin | 1925 | Piano-Conductor Score · view Flute 1 · view Flute 2 · view Oboe 1 · view Oboe 2 · view Clarinet 1 · view Clarinet 2 · view Bassoon · view Horn 1/2 · view Horn 3/4 · view Trumpet 1 · view Trumpet 2 · view Trombone 1/2 · view Bass Trombone · view Timpani/Bass Drum/Cymbals/Tam-Tam · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 piano 8 hands |
P. Jurgenson | 1897 | Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
P. Jurgenson | — | Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view Color cover · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
P. Jurgenson | — | Piano 1 · view Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view Piano 2 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | Schirmer | 1903 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | Robert Forberg | 1906 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Robert Forberg | 1905 | Complete Score · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Edition Peters | 1927 | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano | P. Jurgenson | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Adagio - Allegro non troppo (No.1) | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | Theodore Presser | — | Excerpt · view |
| view | Allegro con grazia (No.2) | Arrangement for theater orchestra |
Carl Fischer | 1912 | Condensed Score and Parts · view |
| view | Allegro con grazia (No.2) | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Robert Forberg | 1897 | Complete Score and Cello Part · view |
| view | Allegro con grazia (No.2) | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Robert Forberg | 1901 | Complete Score · view Cello Part · view |
| view | Allegro molto vivace (No.3) | Arrangement for brass ensemble |
— | — | Complete Score · view Trumpet 1 · view Trumpet 2 · view Trumpet 3 · view Trumpet 4 · view Horn 1 · view Horn 2 · view Trombone 1 · view Trombone 2 · view Tuba 1 · view Tuba 2 · view |
| view | Allegro molto vivace (No.3) | Arrangement for 2 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos |
Elaine Fine | 2020 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Allegro molto vivace (No.3) | Arrangement |
Marc Terré Garcia | 2021 | Complete Score · view Double Bass 1 · view Double Bass 2 · view Double Bass 3 · view Double Bass 4 · view Double Bass 5 · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Ensemble | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Complete | University of Chicago Orchestra (orchestra) | Barbara Schubert (conductor) | — | 1. Adagio - Allegro non troppo · file 2. Allegro con grazia · file 3. Allegro molto vivace · file 4. Finale. Adagio lamentoso · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Complete | Orchestre national de France (orchestra) | Igor Markevitch (conductor) | — | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Complete | Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (orchestra) | Yevgeny Mravinsky (conductor) | — | Complete Recording · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Complete | Orchestre national de France (orchestra) | Paul Kletzki (conductor) | — | Complete Recording · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Selections: Abridged | — | Papalin (performer) | For Recorders (Papalin) | 1. Adagio - Allegro non troppo · file 2. Allegro con grazia · file 3. Allegro molto vivace · file 4. Finale. Adagio lamentoso · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | — | — | — | 1. Adagio - Allegro non troppo · file 2. Allegro con grazia · file 3. Allegro molto vivace · file 4. Finale. Adagio lamentoso · file |
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