Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique"

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orchestral work symphony

Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique" is Tchaikovsky’s final symphony, renowned for its emotional depth, innovative structure, and tragic, introspective character.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique" canonical	5
Symphonie Pathétique	1
Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	orchestral work ⓘ symphony ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony ⓘ
approximateDuration	45 minutes ⓘ
associatedWith	Tchaikovsky’s final days ⓘ themes of fate and mortality ⓘ
catalogNumber	Op. 74 ⓘ
commonTitle	Pathétique ⓘ
composer	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ⓘ
composerNationality	Russian ⓘ
countryOfPremiere	Russian Empire ⓘ
culturalSignificance	widely used in film and popular culture to underscore tragedy ⓘ
dateOfCompletion	1893 ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Vladimir Davydov NERFINISHED ⓘ
emotionalCharacter	introspective ⓘ melancholic ⓘ tragic ⓘ
genre	programmatic symphony (often interpreted as such) ⓘ
historicalReception	initially mixed critical response ⓘ later became one of the most frequently performed symphonies ⓘ
influence	major work in the late-Romantic orchestral repertoire ⓘ
key	B minor ⓘ
languageOfTitle	French ⓘ
movement	I. Adagio – Allegro non troppo ⓘ II. Allegro con grazia ⓘ III. Allegro molto vivace ⓘ IV. Finale: Adagio lamentoso – Andante ⓘ
notableFeature	finale is unusually slow and tragic for a symphonic ending ⓘ second movement is a 5/4 waltz-like dance ⓘ third movement is a march-like scherzo often mistaken for the finale ⓘ
notableTheme	descending lament in the finale ⓘ lyrical first subject in the first movement ⓘ
numberOfMovements	4 ⓘ
orchestration	full Romantic symphony orchestra ⓘ
ordinalInComposerSymphonies	6 ⓘ
originalWorkingTitle	Program Symphony (later withdrawn) ⓘ
period	Romantic ⓘ
placeInComposerOutput	final completed symphony by Tchaikovsky ⓘ
placeOfPremiere	St. Petersburg ⓘ surface form: Saint Petersburg
premiereConductor	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ⓘ
premiereDate	28 October 1893 (O.S. 16 October) ⓘ
premiereEnsemble	Mariinsky Orchestra ⓘ surface form: Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra
premiereProximityToComposerDeath	premiered nine days before Tchaikovsky’s death ⓘ
publisher	Jurgenson ⓘ
structuralInnovation	reverses traditional symphonic expectations by ending quietly and despairingly ⓘ
titleGivenBy	Modest Tchaikovsky ⓘ surface form: Modest Tchaikovsky (brother of the composer)
workNumber	Symphony No. 6 ⓘ
yearOfPremiere	1893 ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky → notableWork → Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique" ⓘ

Klaus Mann → notableWork → Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique" ⓘ

this entity surface form: Symphonie Pathétique

Theme and Variations (final movement of Tchaikovsky’s Orchestral Suite No. 3) → relatedWork → Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique" ⓘ

Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 → relatedWorkByComposer → Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique" ⓘ

Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64 → followedBy → Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique" ⓘ

Tchaikovsky orchestral repertoire → includesWork → Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique" ⓘ

Symphonies → hasNotableExample → Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique" ⓘ

subject surface form: Symphony

this entity surface form: Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6