a new recording of Tchaikovsky’s last symphony, the Sixth–named the Pathétique–paired with the romantic masterpiece Romeo & Juliet. It is a wonderful recording, with Russian conductor Semyon Bychkov ...

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Austrian maestro Herbert von Karajan conducts the Berlin Philharmonic in this 1984 performance of Tchaikovsky's last completed work -- Symphony no. 6 in B minor ("Pathétique"), op. 74 -- recorded live ...

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Tchaikovsky’s final symphony, the 6th, is called the Pathéthique not because it arouses pity but because it is passionate and emotional. The composer wrote it in the final year of his short life in ...

For detailed instructions, see our Slate Plus podcasts page. Pyotr Tchaikovsky composed and conducted his final symphony in 1893. He died nine days later, after having drank an unboiled glass of water ...

Tchaikovsky confessed that he had put “his whole soul” into his final symphony, and for the listener, it’s an enthralling experience that awakens us to a universe of emotion. Music Director Designate ...

Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 is one of the most dramatic, emotional and heart-tearing works in the symphonic repertoire. Those defining qualities were heightened in the Houston Symphony’s impassioned ...

Photos: Springfield Symphony Orchestra holds Season Grand Finale at Symphony Hall Maestro Kevin Rhodes conducts the Springfield Symphony Orchestra in its 2015-2016 Season Grand Finale at Symphony Hall ...

The life of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was simultaneously one of the most successful and one of the most tragic in all of music. An extraordinarily melancholy man whose fits of depression led to several ...