Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Evgeny Mravinsky – Symphonie Nr.6 »Pathétique« (VG+/VG+) – LP, FR 1961

Symphonie Nr.6 »Pathétique« is an LP by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Evgeny Mravinsky from 1961 released on the Deutsche Grammophon label.

About this album

Mravinsky’s Tchaikovsky Sixth is a searing benchmark reading of the Pathétique, prized for its emotional intensity and unsparing orchestral control. Recorded with the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, this 1961 interpretation brings out the symphony’s stormy contrasts, from the taut opening movement to the bleak, fading finale. Evgeny Mravinsky was long associated with the work, and his performances helped set a standard for Soviet-era Tchaikovsky interpretation: disciplined, dramatic and finely paced. As one of the most famous symphonies in the repertoire, the Pathétique here feels less like grand romantic display than a devastating psychological statement.

Genre: Classical