Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra: Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.6, Souvenir De Florence - COMPACT DISCS

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra: Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.6, Souvenir De Florence - COMPACT DISCS

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Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.6, Souvenir De Florence

Artist:

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Label:

Onyx Classics

Product Type:

COMPACT DISCS

UPC:

880040425922

Genre:

Classical Vocal Crossover

Release Date:

2025-04-25

Number of Discs:

1

"Italy, Florence - nothing gives me the slightest pleasure so far" wrote Tchaikovsky to his brother. "I cannot live outside Russia." In the depth of depression, the composer commenced work on his sextet, Souvenir de Florence, which he completed upon his return to Russia in June 1890. Melancholy Russian folk melodies mingle with Tchaikovsky's Florentine theme rising in the Adagio. In 1892, with more creative struggles - a symphony in E flat was abandoned (much of it becoming the 3rd piano concerto and the Andante & Finale), and a new symphony in B minor was started. If the melancholy of Souvenir de Florence is never far from the surface, it threatens to overwhelm the 6th symphony. "I am very proud of the symphony, and I think it's the best of my compositions." Tchaikovsky died 9 days after conducting it's first performance, a victim of the cholera pandemic raging over the Russian Empire.

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