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Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No 6, ‘Pathétique’: the finest recordings

Andrew Farach‑Colton
Tuesday, August 16, 2022

The enigmatic masterwork of Tchaikovsky’s final days remains open to a wide range of interpretations. Andrew Farach‑Colton hears how it has been approached on recordings dating back almost a century

Tchaikovsky in 1893, the year in which he died – just eight days after conducting the premiere of his Sixth Symphony (photography: Lebrecht Music Arts/Bridgeman Images)
Tchaikovsky in 1893, the year in which he died – just eight days after conducting the premiere of his Sixth Symphony (photography: Lebrecht Music Arts/Bridgeman Images)

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