Symphony N° 6 ''Pathétique''

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Title: Symphony N° 6 ''Pathétique''
Otros títulos: Symphony N° 6 ''Pathétique''
Intérprete/ Colaborador: Peter Tchaikovsky; The Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy
Código CDU: Ts.01
Forma Musical: Symphonies
Abstract: Tchaikovsky composed this music between February and August 1893, and conducted the first performance on October 28 of that year in St. Petersburg. Already in 1890 Tchaikovsky had written to his patroness of 13 years, Nadezhda von Meck, about a possible "program symphony." By 1893 he was ready to follow through on the idea, dedicated to his nephew Vladimir Davidov, the "Bobyk" (or "Bob") of many diary-entries and letters during the 1880s. After a successful premiere, however, he was not satisfied with Program Symphony (No. 6) on the title page. Several days later Modest suggested "patetichesky," which in Russian means "1, enthusiastic, passionate; 2, emotional; and 3, bombastic" (rather than "pathetic" or "arousing pity," as in English). Pyotr Il'yich was delighted by the suggestion: "Excellent, Modya, bravo, patetichesky!" He wrote this onto the score, and sent it the same day to his publisher, Jurgenson. Two days later, however, he had qualms and asked Jurgenson to suppress subtitles—to ...


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1. Symphony N° ... o (Allegro non troppo).mp3 18:00 24.69Mb Unknown mp3
2. Symphony N° ... ' - Allegro con grazia.mp3 8:08 11.15Mb Unknown mp3
3. Symphony N° ... - Allegro molto vivace.mp3 9:27 12.97Mb Unknown mp3
4. Symphony N° ... ue' - Adagio lamentoso.mp3 10:42 14.68Mb Unknown mp3
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