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Its French translation Pathétique is generally used in French, Spanish, English, German and other languages, [5] Many English-speaking classical musicians had, by the early 20th century, adopted an English spelling and pronunciation for Tchaikovsky's symphony, dubbing it "The Pathetic", as shorthand to differentiate it from a popular 1798 ...
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The Pathétique, which John Warrack calls "a symphony of defeat" and the composer's attempt "to exorcise and drive out the sombre demons that had so long plagued him," [112] is a work of prodigious originality and power; to Brown, this symphony is perhaps one of Tchaikovsky's most consistent and perfectly composed works. [113]
Pathétique may refer to: Piano Sonata No. 8 (Beethoven) , in C minor (Op.13), titled Pathétique by Beethoven Symphony No. 6 (Tchaikovsky) , in B minor (Op.74), also titled Pathétique by the composer's younger brother, Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 6 (Bentoiu) (Op. 28, Culori) by Pascal Bentoiu, 1985; Symphony No. 6 (Branca) (Op. 95, Devil Choirs at the Gates of Heaven) by Glenn Branca, 1989; Symphony No. 6 (Brian) (Sinfonia Tragica) by Havergal Brian, 1948; Symphony No. 6 (Bruckner) in A major (WAB 106) by Anton Bruckner, 1879–81; Symphony No. 6 (Chávez) by Carlos Chávez ...
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The first theme clearly represents the wind, with sad extended chords superimposed by languid chromatics. The second theme is in D major (the relative key to B minor), and features sweeps for the left hand while the right performs the melody in octaves (quoting the Allegretto of Beethoven's Seventh Symphony) with tremolos played within. Then ...
Manfred is a "Symphony in Four Scenes" in B minor by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, his Opus 58, but unnumbered.It was written between May and September 1885 to a program based upon the 1817 poem of the same name by Byron, coming after the composer's Fourth Symphony and before his Fifth.