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 |
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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
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Ensemble | Performers | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
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| View | Complete | University of Chicago Orchestra (orchestra) | Barbara Schubert, conductor | — | 1. Adagio - Allegro non troppo 2. Allegro con grazia 3. Allegro molto vivace 4. Finale. Adagio lamentoso |
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| View | Complete | Orchestre national de France (orchestra) | Igor Markevitch, conductor | — | Complete Performance | |
| View | Complete | Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (orchestra) | Yevgeny Mravinsky, conductor | — | Complete Recording | |
| View | Complete | Orchestre national de France (orchestra) | Paul Kletzki, conductor | — | Complete Recording | |
| View | Selections: Abridged | — | Papalin, performer | For Recorders (Papalin) | 1. Adagio - Allegro non troppo 2. Allegro con grazia 3. Allegro molto vivace 4. Finale. Adagio lamentoso |
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| View | Synthesized | — | — | — | 1. Adagio - Allegro non troppo 2. Allegro con grazia 3. Allegro molto vivace 4. Finale. Adagio lamentoso |
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