Symphony No. 6 (Pathétique) - Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Information about Symphony No. 6 by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, and the best recordings available on CD or for download.
Tchaikovsky's final symphony.
The work was written in 1893, and is in the key of B minor.
RECOMMENDED RECORDINGS
Mravinsky (Deutsche Grammophon 477 591-1)
Landmark performances, and winner of a Gramophone magazine award.
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Evgeny Mravinsky, 1960.
Deutsche Grammophon 477 591-1
Coupled with Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5
Pletnev (Virgin Classics 59661)
Russian National Orchestra, conducted by Mikhail Pletnev, 03/1991.
Virgin Classics 59661
Järvi (BIS 1348)
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Neeme Järvi.
BIS 1348 (mono)
Also included in the boxed set: Tchaikovsky Orchestral Works
Jansons (Chandos CHAN 8446)
A fine performance, superbly recorded.
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Mariss Jansons, 1986.
Chandos CHAN 8446