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On 7 May 1840: #PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky, Russian #composer of the late-Romantic period (1812 Overture; The Nutcracker; Swan Lake), born in Votkinsk, Russia (d. 1893).
#HappyBirthday #RIP 🕊️

On 7 May 1840: #PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky, Russian #composer of the late-Romantic period (1812 Overture; The Nutcracker; Swan Lake), born in Votkinsk, Russia (d. 1893).
#HappyBirthday #RIP 🕊️

On 7 May 1840: #PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky, Russian #composer of the late-Romantic period (1812 Overture; The Nutcracker; Swan Lake), born in Votkinsk, Russia (d. 1893).
#HappyBirthday #RIP 🕊️

On 7 May 1840: #PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky, Russian #composer of the late-Romantic period (1812 Overture; The Nutcracker; Swan Lake), born in Votkinsk, Russia (d. 1893).
#HappyBirthday #RIP 🕊️

On 7 May 1840: #PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky, Russian #composer of the late-Romantic period (1812 Overture; The Nutcracker; Swan Lake), born in Votkinsk, Russia (d. 1893).
#HappyBirthday #RIP 🕊️

135 years ago today, Music Hall (now Carnegie Hall) opens in New York City, with #PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky as guest conductor of the New York Music Society Orchestra.

135 years ago today, Music Hall (now Carnegie Hall) opens in New York City, with #PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky as guest conductor of the New York Music Society Orchestra.

135 years ago today, Music Hall (now Carnegie Hall) opens in New York City, with #PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky as guest conductor of the New York Music Society Orchestra.

135 years ago today, Music Hall (now Carnegie Hall) opens in New York City, with #PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky as guest conductor of the New York Music Society Orchestra.

135 years ago today, Music Hall (now Carnegie Hall) opens in New York City, with #PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky as guest conductor of the New York Music Society Orchestra.

150 years ago today, #PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky completes his ballet "Swan Lake".

150 years ago today, #PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky completes his ballet "Swan Lake".

150 years ago today, #PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky completes his ballet "Swan Lake".

150 years ago today, #PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky completes his ballet "Swan Lake".

150 years ago today, #PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky completes his ballet "Swan Lake".

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🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBC #Radio3's #Breakfast Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra & Neville Marriner: 🎵 Suite no.2 in C major Op.53 (Scherzo Burlesque) #BBCRadio3 #PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky #StuttgartRadioSymphonyOrchestra #NevilleMarriner

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBC #Radio3's #Breakfast Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra & Neville Marriner: 🎵 Suite no.2 in C major Op.53 (Scherzo Burlesque) #BBCRadio3 #PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky #StuttgartRadioSymphonyOrchestra #NevilleMarriner

#OnThisDay in 1892, #PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky's ballet "The Nutcracker" premieres in Saint Petersburg, Russia, now the world's most performed ballet; his final opera "Isolanta" also premieres.

#OnThisDay in 1892, #PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky's ballet "The Nutcracker" premieres in Saint Petersburg, Russia, now the world's most performed ballet; his final opera "Isolanta" also premieres.

#OnThisDay in 1892, #PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky's ballet "The Nutcracker" premieres in Saint Petersburg, Russia, now the world's most performed ballet; his final opera "Isolanta" also premieres.

#OnThisDay in 1892, #PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky's ballet "The Nutcracker" premieres in Saint Petersburg, Russia, now the world's most performed ballet; his final opera "Isolanta" also premieres.

#OnThisDay in 1892, #PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky's ballet "The Nutcracker" premieres in Saint Petersburg, Russia, now the world's most performed ballet; his final opera "Isolanta" also premieres.

#OnThisDay in 1893, #PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky, Russian #composer of the late-Romantic period (1812 Overture; The Nutcracker; Swan Lake), died of suspected #cholera at 53.
#RIP ✟

#OnThisDay in 1893, #PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky, Russian #composer of the late-Romantic period (1812 Overture; The Nutcracker; Swan Lake), died of suspected #cholera at 53.
#RIP ✟

#OnThisDay in 1893, #PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky, Russian #composer of the late-Romantic period (1812 Overture; The Nutcracker; Swan Lake), died of suspected #cholera at 53.
#RIP ✟

#OnThisDay in 1893, #PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky, Russian #composer of the late-Romantic period (1812 Overture; The Nutcracker; Swan Lake), died of suspected #cholera at 53.
#RIP ✟

#OnThisDay in 1893, #PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky, Russian #composer of the late-Romantic period (1812 Overture; The Nutcracker; Swan Lake), died of suspected #cholera at 53.
#RIP ✟

#OnThisDay in 1893, #PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky conducts the first performance of his Symphony No. 6 in B minor, "Pathetique," in St. Petersburg, Russia, 9 days before his death.

#OnThisDay in 1893, #PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky conducts the first performance of his Symphony No. 6 in B minor, "Pathetique," in St. Petersburg, Russia, 9 days before his death.

#OnThisDay in 1893, #PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky conducts the first performance of his Symphony No. 6 in B minor, "Pathetique," in St. Petersburg, Russia, 9 days before his death.

#OnThisDay in 1893, #PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky conducts the first performance of his Symphony No. 6 in B minor, "Pathetique," in St. Petersburg, Russia, 9 days before his death.

#OnThisDay in 1893, #PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky conducts the first performance of his Symphony No. 6 in B minor, "Pathetique," in St. Petersburg, Russia, 9 days before his death.

Clyne, Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich at the National Concert Hall

It had been over a month since my last visit to the National Concert Hall in Dublin so I was happy to be able to attend this week’s Friday night concert last night. It was great to see that the venue was very full too. I think that was at least partly down to the fact that one of the pieces featured Irish violinist Mairéad Hickey who has a sizeable local following. Conductor for the evening with National Symphony Orchestra Ireland was Anna Rakitina (who was born in Russia).

The concert began with a short piece by Anna Clyne called Restless Oceans. This is an energetic and an excellent way to get the orchestra revved up for the rest of the evening. I’d never heard this work before and I think it must be the first time I’ve seen a performance in which the string section sang or hummed a wordless accompaniment in one part and, in another, the whole orchestra provided extra percussion by stamping their feet.

After that zesty appetiser, Mairéad Hickey appeared on stage, resplendent in a green dress, to perform the first course proper, the Violin Concerto by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. This is a familiar work but it was ravishingly played by Mairéad Hickey, who seem to revel in the virtuosic elements of this work, as well as bringing out the lyricism in the more romantic passages. The only things I don’t like about this composition are the gratuitously showy cadenzas which go on far too long, in my opinion. The audience clearly loved the performance, though, as did I, and we were treated to an encore in the form of some traditional Irish fiddle playing which was lovely.

After the wine break, we had the main dish for the evening, the Symphony No. 5 by Dmitri Shostakovich. This is a very famous work and one of the higlights of the entire symphonic repertoire. It is also perhaps the most accessible of all the Shostakovich symphonies. It was an immediate success with Soviet critics and public alike when it was first performed in 1937, and though it marked Shostakovich’s return to favour with the authorities after his denunciation by Stalin, this work has the composer’s very characteristic sense of things not being quite as they seem on the surface. Indeed, in this and many other of his compositions, seems to manage to say one thing at the same time as saying the exact opposite of that thing; nowadays this might be called `constructive ambiguity’. This is especially true in the finale, in which the sense of triumph it ostensibly portrays seems rather forced, so it approaches a parody of itself. This tension between possible interpretations gives the piece a palpable sense of danger.

Overall the Fifth Symphony is a sombre work, the dark undertone established right at the start with an imposing theme on the cellos and double basses, but it has passages of great beauty too, especially in the slow third movement. Like all great symphonies – and this is one of the greatest – it takes you on a journey full of of excitement and interest. It was a compelling performance by the NSOI, with outstanding playing by the whole orchestra, but especially the woodwinds.The 45 minutes or so of this performance seemed to fly by. It’s ending ending was greeted with rapturous applause and a standing ovation from many in the audience.

It’s interesting to consider that only 60 years had elapsed between the composition of these pieces by Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich, but what different musical worlds they represent!

#AnnaClyne #AnnaRikitina #DmitriShostakovich #MairéadHickey #NationalSymphonyOrchestraIreland #PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky #RestlessOceans #ShostakovichSymphonyNo5 #TchaikovskyViolinConcerto

Clyne, Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich at the National Concert Hall

It had been over a month since my last visit to the National Concert Hall in Dublin so I was happy to be able to attend this week’s Friday night concert last night. It was great to see that the venue was very full too. I think that was at least partly down to the fact that one of the pieces featured Irish violinist Mairéad Hickey who has a sizeable local following. Conductor for the evening with National Symphony Orchestra Ireland was Anna Rakitina (who was born in Russia).

The concert began with a short piece by Anna Clyne called Restless Oceans. This is an energetic and an excellent way to get the orchestra revved up for the rest of the evening. I’d never heard this work before and I think it must be the first time I’ve seen a performance in which the string section sang or hummed a wordless accompaniment in one part and, in another, the whole orchestra provided extra percussion by stamping their feet.

After that zesty appetiser, Mairéad Hickey appeared on stage, resplendent in a green dress, to perform the first course proper, the Violin Concerto by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. This is a familiar work but it was ravishingly played by Mairéad Hickey, who seem to revel in the virtuosic elements of this work, as well as bringing out the lyricism in the more romantic passages. The only things I don’t like about this composition are the gratuitously showy cadenzas which go on far too long, in my opinion. The audience clearly loved the performance, though, as did I, and we were treated to an encore in the form of some traditional Irish fiddle playing which was lovely.

After the wine break, we had the main dish for the evening, the Symphony No. 5 by Dmitri Shostakovich. This is a very famous work and one of the higlights of the entire symphonic repertoire. It is also perhaps the most accessible of all the Shostakovich symphonies. It was an immediate success with Soviet critics and public alike when it was first performed in 1937, and though it marked Shostakovich’s return to favour with the authorities after his denunciation by Stalin, this work has the composer’s very characteristic sense of things not being quite as they seem on the surface. Indeed, in this and many other of his compositions, seems to manage to say one thing at the same time as saying the exact opposite of that thing; nowadays this might be called `constructive ambiguity’. This is especially true in the finale, in which the sense of triumph it ostensibly portrays seems rather forced, so it approaches a parody of itself. This tension between possible interpretations gives the piece a palpable sense of danger.

Overall the Fifth Symphony is a sombre work, the dark undertone established right at the start with an imposing theme on the cellos and double basses, but it has passages of great beauty too, especially in the slow third movement. Like all great symphonies – and this is one of the greatest – it takes you on a journey full of of excitement and interest. It was a compelling performance by the NSOI, with outstanding playing by the whole orchestra, but especially the woodwinds.The 45 minutes or so of this performance seemed to fly by. It’s ending ending was greeted with rapturous applause and a standing ovation from many in the audience.

It’s interesting to consider that only 60 years had elapsed between the composition of these pieces by Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich, but what different musical worlds they represent!

#AnnaClyne #AnnaRikitina #DmitriShostakovich #MairéadHickey #NationalSymphonyOrchestraIreland #PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky #RestlessOceans #ShostakovichSymphonyNo5 #TchaikovskyViolinConcerto

Tchaikovsky – 6a Sinfonia Patetica

La Sesta sinfonia di Tchaikovsky, la Patetica, fu la sua ultima sinfonia. Il compositore morì solo nove giorni dopo aver diretto la prima esecuzione nel 1893. Alcuni vedono in questa musica un presagio alla sua stessa morte. Altri pensano che la sinfonia nasconda un programma segreto che Tchaikovsky non rivelò mai a nessuno.

Pathos

Uno dei brani più carichi di emotività nella storia della musica, l’opera si intitola “Patetica” nel senso di “appassionato” o “emotivo”, non “che suscita pietà”. Il titolo “Patetica” deriva dal greco “pathos”, che può essere tradotto con “profonda emozione e sofferenza”.

L’intensità emotiva è alle stelle. Tchaikovsky riversa sentimenti puri in questo pezzo: passione disperata, profonda depressione e un senso di addio. Per questo motivo lo ha definito il componimento “più sincero” che abbia mai scritto.

La sinfonia è costellata di marcati contrasti emotivi. Un momento il carattere è morbido e dolce, il successivo esplode di rabbia e disperazione. Un susseguirsi di emozioni profondamente personali, ed è per questo che colpisce, così forte, ancora oggi.

La musica

Il primo movimento inizia con un solitario fagotto che suona una melodia triste e sospirante, che poi si sviluppa in un tema principale straziante e in una tempesta di emozioni.

Il secondo movimento è in tempo 5/4, molto insolito per l’epoca. Può essere considerato un valzer che continua a inciampare su se stesso.

Il terzo movimento sembra essere il finale (è una marcia imponente, quasi vittoriosa), il che rende l’effettivo finale, inusitatamente lento, ancora più sorprendente per gli ascoltatori. È come se Tchaikovsky stesse giocando con le aspettative del suo pubblico.

Il finale infrange completamente le regole. Invece di terminare con un carattere trionfante come la maggior parte delle sinfonie, Tchaikovsky fa qualcosa di radicalmente diverso. Inserisce un movimento finale lento, che svanisce in un silenzio straziante. Nessun’altro all’epoca lo avrebbe mai fatto! Le sinfonie da sempre dovevano concludersi con un botto, non con un sussurro.

Il mistero nascosto nella sinfonia

La morte improvvisa di Tchaikovsky rimane un mistero. Come causa ufficiale è riportato il colera, ma alcuni credono che in realtà si sia tolto la vita. Alcuni vedono persino la sinfonia come un messaggio di addio codificato, con l’ultimo movimento che rappresenta la sua resa finale. All’epoca, essere apertamente gay in Russia era impossibile, e alcune teorici suggeriscono che, a causa di questo, lui fosse sotto forte pressione.

Il programma segreto

La sesta sinfonia non è una musica a programma, almeno non in modo ufficiale. Alcuni storici pensano che Tchaikovsky abbia scritto un programma per questo pezzo, ma lo abbia tenuto segreto e nessuno lo ha potuto mai vederlo. Il programma segreto della sinfonia riguarderebbe l’amore tra uomini: la ricerca di esso, dall’inizio del primo movimento; il trovarlo, nel tema romantico dell’andante (misura 89); e gli attacchi di un mondo ostile, nel passaggio agitato dell’allegro vivo che segue (misura 161); e la fuga da tutto ciò, nel ritorno al tema dell’amore (andante come prima, misura 305). Nell’ultimo movimento, un’elegia per un amante defunto.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/SVnF3x44rvU

#6thSypmhony #classical #orchestra #pathetique #PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky #symphony #Tchaikovsky

Tchaikovsky – 6a Sinfonia Patetica

La Sesta sinfonia di Tchaikovsky, la Patetica, fu la sua ultima sinfonia. Il compositore morì solo nove giorni dopo aver diretto la prima esecuzione nel 1893. Alcuni vedono in questa musica un presagio alla sua stessa morte. Altri pensano che la sinfonia nasconda un programma segreto che Tchaikovsky non rivelò mai a nessuno.

Pathos

Uno dei brani più carichi di emotività nella storia della musica, l’opera si intitola “Patetica” nel senso di “appassionato” o “emotivo”, non “che suscita pietà”. Il titolo “Patetica” deriva dal greco “pathos”, che può essere tradotto con “profonda emozione e sofferenza”.

L’intensità emotiva è alle stelle. Tchaikovsky riversa sentimenti puri in questo pezzo: passione disperata, profonda depressione e un senso di addio. Per questo motivo lo ha definito il componimento “più sincero” che abbia mai scritto.

La sinfonia è costellata di marcati contrasti emotivi. Un momento il carattere è morbido e dolce, il successivo esplode di rabbia e disperazione. Un susseguirsi di emozioni profondamente personali, ed è per questo che colpisce, così forte, ancora oggi.

La musica

Il primo movimento inizia con un solitario fagotto che suona una melodia triste e sospirante, che poi si sviluppa in un tema principale straziante e in una tempesta di emozioni.

Il secondo movimento è in tempo 5/4, molto insolito per l’epoca. Può essere considerato un valzer che continua a inciampare su se stesso.

Il terzo movimento sembra essere il finale (è una marcia imponente, quasi vittoriosa), il che rende l’effettivo finale, inusitatamente lento, ancora più sorprendente per gli ascoltatori. È come se Tchaikovsky stesse giocando con le aspettative del suo pubblico.

Il finale infrange completamente le regole. Invece di terminare con un carattere trionfante come la maggior parte delle sinfonie, Tchaikovsky fa qualcosa di radicalmente diverso. Inserisce un movimento finale lento, che svanisce in un silenzio straziante. Nessun’altro all’epoca lo avrebbe mai fatto! Le sinfonie da sempre dovevano concludersi con un botto, non con un sussurro.

Il mistero nascosto nella sinfonia

La morte improvvisa di Tchaikovsky rimane un mistero. Come causa ufficiale è riportato il colera, ma alcuni credono che in realtà si sia tolto la vita. Alcuni vedono persino la sinfonia come un messaggio di addio codificato, con l’ultimo movimento che rappresenta la sua resa finale. All’epoca, essere apertamente gay in Russia era impossibile, e alcune teorici suggeriscono che, a causa di questo, lui fosse sotto forte pressione.

Il programma segreto

La sesta sinfonia non è una musica a programma, almeno non in modo ufficiale. Alcuni storici pensano che Tchaikovsky abbia scritto un programma per questo pezzo, ma lo abbia tenuto segreto e nessuno lo ha potuto mai vederlo. Il programma segreto della sinfonia riguarderebbe l’amore tra uomini: la ricerca di esso, dall’inizio del primo movimento; il trovarlo, nel tema romantico dell’andante (misura 89); e gli attacchi di un mondo ostile, nel passaggio agitato dell’allegro vivo che segue (misura 161); e la fuga da tutto ciò, nel ritorno al tema dell’amore (andante come prima, misura 305). Nell’ultimo movimento, un’elegia per un amante defunto.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/SVnF3x44rvU

#6thSypmhony #classical #orchestra #pathetique #PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky #symphony #Tchaikovsky

Tchaikovsky – 6a Sinfonia Patetica

La Sesta sinfonia di Tchaikovsky, la Patetica, fu la sua ultima sinfonia. Il compositore morì solo nove giorni dopo aver diretto la prima esecuzione nel 1893. Alcuni vedono in questa musica un presagio alla sua stessa morte. Altri pensano che la sinfonia nasconda un programma segreto che Tchaikovsky non rivelò mai a nessuno.

Pathos

Uno dei brani più carichi di emotività nella storia della musica, l’opera si intitola “Patetica” nel senso di “appassionato” o “emotivo”, non “che suscita pietà”. Il titolo “Patetica” deriva dal greco “pathos”, che può essere tradotto con “profonda emozione e sofferenza”.

L’intensità emotiva è alle stelle. Tchaikovsky riversa sentimenti puri in questo pezzo: passione disperata, profonda depressione e un senso di addio. Per questo motivo lo ha definito il componimento “più sincero” che abbia mai scritto.

La sinfonia è costellata di marcati contrasti emotivi. Un momento il carattere è morbido e dolce, il successivo esplode di rabbia e disperazione. Un susseguirsi di emozioni profondamente personali, ed è per questo che colpisce, così forte, ancora oggi.

La musica

Il primo movimento inizia con un solitario fagotto che suona una melodia triste e sospirante, che poi si sviluppa in un tema principale straziante e in una tempesta di emozioni.

Il secondo movimento è in tempo 5/4, molto insolito per l’epoca. Può essere considerato un valzer che continua a inciampare su se stesso.

Il terzo movimento sembra essere il finale (è una marcia imponente, quasi vittoriosa), il che rende l’effettivo finale, inusitatamente lento, ancora più sorprendente per gli ascoltatori. È come se Tchaikovsky stesse giocando con le aspettative del suo pubblico.

Il finale infrange completamente le regole. Invece di terminare con un carattere trionfante come la maggior parte delle sinfonie, Tchaikovsky fa qualcosa di radicalmente diverso. Inserisce un movimento finale lento, che svanisce in un silenzio straziante. Nessun’altro all’epoca lo avrebbe mai fatto! Le sinfonie da sempre dovevano concludersi con un botto, non con un sussurro.

Il mistero nascosto nella sinfonia

La morte improvvisa di Tchaikovsky rimane un mistero. Come causa ufficiale è riportato il colera, ma alcuni credono che in realtà si sia tolto la vita. Alcuni vedono persino la sinfonia come un messaggio di addio codificato, con l’ultimo movimento che rappresenta la sua resa finale. All’epoca, essere apertamente gay in Russia era impossibile, e alcune teorici suggeriscono che, a causa di questo, lui fosse sotto forte pressione.

Il programma segreto

La sesta sinfonia non è una musica a programma, almeno non in modo ufficiale. Alcuni storici pensano che Tchaikovsky abbia scritto un programma per questo pezzo, ma lo abbia tenuto segreto e nessuno lo ha potuto mai vederlo. Il programma segreto della sinfonia riguarderebbe l’amore tra uomini: la ricerca di esso, dall’inizio del primo movimento; il trovarlo, nel tema romantico dell’andante (misura 89); e gli attacchi di un mondo ostile, nel passaggio agitato dell’allegro vivo che segue (misura 161); e la fuga da tutto ciò, nel ritorno al tema dell’amore (andante come prima, misura 305). Nell’ultimo movimento, un’elegia per un amante defunto.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/SVnF3x44rvU

#6thSypmhony #classical #orchestra #pathetique #PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky #symphony #Tchaikovsky

Tchaikovsky – 6a Sinfonia Patetica

La Sesta sinfonia di Tchaikovsky, la Patetica, fu la sua ultima sinfonia. Il compositore morì solo nove giorni dopo aver diretto la prima esecuzione nel 1893. Alcuni vedono in questa musica un presagio alla sua stessa morte. Altri pensano che la sinfonia nasconda un programma segreto che Tchaikovsky non rivelò mai a nessuno.

Pathos

Uno dei brani più carichi di emotività nella storia della musica, l’opera si intitola “Patetica” nel senso di “appassionato” o “emotivo”, non “che suscita pietà”. Il titolo “Patetica” deriva dal greco “pathos”, che può essere tradotto con “profonda emozione e sofferenza”.

L’intensità emotiva è alle stelle. Tchaikovsky riversa sentimenti puri in questo pezzo: passione disperata, profonda depressione e un senso di addio. Per questo motivo lo ha definito il componimento “più sincero” che abbia mai scritto.

La sinfonia è costellata di marcati contrasti emotivi. Un momento il carattere è morbido e dolce, il successivo esplode di rabbia e disperazione. Un susseguirsi di emozioni profondamente personali, ed è per questo che colpisce, così forte, ancora oggi.

La musica

Il primo movimento inizia con un solitario fagotto che suona una melodia triste e sospirante, che poi si sviluppa in un tema principale straziante e in una tempesta di emozioni.

Il secondo movimento è in tempo 5/4, molto insolito per l’epoca. Può essere considerato un valzer che continua a inciampare su se stesso.

Il terzo movimento sembra essere il finale (è una marcia imponente, quasi vittoriosa), il che rende l’effettivo finale, inusitatamente lento, ancora più sorprendente per gli ascoltatori. È come se Tchaikovsky stesse giocando con le aspettative del suo pubblico.

Il finale infrange completamente le regole. Invece di terminare con un carattere trionfante come la maggior parte delle sinfonie, Tchaikovsky fa qualcosa di radicalmente diverso. Inserisce un movimento finale lento, che svanisce in un silenzio straziante. Nessun’altro all’epoca lo avrebbe mai fatto! Le sinfonie da sempre dovevano concludersi con un botto, non con un sussurro.

Il mistero nascosto nella sinfonia

La morte improvvisa di Tchaikovsky rimane un mistero. Come causa ufficiale è riportato il colera, ma alcuni credono che in realtà si sia tolto la vita. Alcuni vedono persino la sinfonia come un messaggio di addio codificato, con l’ultimo movimento che rappresenta la sua resa finale. All’epoca, essere apertamente gay in Russia era impossibile, e alcune teorici suggeriscono che, a causa di questo, lui fosse sotto forte pressione.

Il programma segreto

La sesta sinfonia non è una musica a programma, almeno non in modo ufficiale. Alcuni storici pensano che Tchaikovsky abbia scritto un programma per questo pezzo, ma lo abbia tenuto segreto e nessuno lo ha potuto mai vederlo. Il programma segreto della sinfonia riguarderebbe l’amore tra uomini: la ricerca di esso, dall’inizio del primo movimento; il trovarlo, nel tema romantico dell’andante (misura 89); e gli attacchi di un mondo ostile, nel passaggio agitato dell’allegro vivo che segue (misura 161); e la fuga da tutto ciò, nel ritorno al tema dell’amore (andante come prima, misura 305). Nell’ultimo movimento, un’elegia per un amante defunto.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/SVnF3x44rvU

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Tchaikovsky – 6a Sinfonia Patetica

La Sesta sinfonia di Tchaikovsky, la Patetica, fu la sua ultima sinfonia. Il compositore morì solo nove giorni dopo aver diretto la prima esecuzione nel 1893. Alcuni vedono in questa musica un presagio alla sua stessa morte. Altri pensano che la sinfonia nasconda un programma segreto che Tchaikovsky non rivelò mai a nessuno.

Pathos

Uno dei brani più carichi di emotività nella storia della musica, l’opera si intitola “Patetica” nel senso di “appassionato” o “emotivo”, non “che suscita pietà”. Il titolo “Patetica” deriva dal greco “pathos”, che può essere tradotto con “profonda emozione e sofferenza”.

L’intensità emotiva è alle stelle. Tchaikovsky riversa sentimenti puri in questo pezzo: passione disperata, profonda depressione e un senso di addio. Per questo motivo lo ha definito il componimento “più sincero” che abbia mai scritto.

La sinfonia è costellata di marcati contrasti emotivi. Un momento il carattere è morbido e dolce, il successivo esplode di rabbia e disperazione. Un susseguirsi di emozioni profondamente personali, ed è per questo che colpisce, così forte, ancora oggi.

La musica

Il primo movimento inizia con un solitario fagotto che suona una melodia triste e sospirante, che poi si sviluppa in un tema principale straziante e in una tempesta di emozioni.

Il secondo movimento è in tempo 5/4, molto insolito per l’epoca. Può essere considerato un valzer che continua a inciampare su se stesso.

Il terzo movimento sembra essere il finale (è una marcia imponente, quasi vittoriosa), il che rende l’effettivo finale, inusitatamente lento, ancora più sorprendente per gli ascoltatori. È come se Tchaikovsky stesse giocando con le aspettative del suo pubblico.

Il finale infrange completamente le regole. Invece di terminare con un carattere trionfante come la maggior parte delle sinfonie, Tchaikovsky fa qualcosa di radicalmente diverso. Inserisce un movimento finale lento, che svanisce in un silenzio straziante. Nessun’altro all’epoca lo avrebbe mai fatto! Le sinfonie da sempre dovevano concludersi con un botto, non con un sussurro.

Il mistero nascosto nella sinfonia

La morte improvvisa di Tchaikovsky rimane un mistero. Come causa ufficiale è riportato il colera, ma alcuni credono che in realtà si sia tolto la vita. Alcuni vedono persino la sinfonia come un messaggio di addio codificato, con l’ultimo movimento che rappresenta la sua resa finale. All’epoca, essere apertamente gay in Russia era impossibile, e alcune teorici suggeriscono che, a causa di questo, lui fosse sotto forte pressione.

Il programma segreto

La sesta sinfonia non è una musica a programma, almeno non in modo ufficiale. Alcuni storici pensano che Tchaikovsky abbia scritto un programma per questo pezzo, ma lo abbia tenuto segreto e nessuno lo ha potuto mai vederlo. Il programma segreto della sinfonia riguarderebbe l’amore tra uomini: la ricerca di esso, dall’inizio del primo movimento; il trovarlo, nel tema romantico dell’andante (misura 89); e gli attacchi di un mondo ostile, nel passaggio agitato dell’allegro vivo che segue (misura 161); e la fuga da tutto ciò, nel ritorno al tema dell’amore (andante come prima, misura 305). Nell’ultimo movimento, un’elegia per un amante defunto.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/SVnF3x44rvU

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#OnThisDay in 1882, #PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" debuts in Moscow.

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#OnThisDay in 1882, #PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" debuts in Moscow.

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“Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74”AKA “The Passionate Symphony” AKA “The Pathétique Symphony” (https://tinyurl.com/ycv8mfkz) was Tchaikovsky’s final composition before he passed away in 1893 under mysterious circumstances (debated bwteen Cholera or suicide) It’s also debated who this piece is dedicated to: a male lover from his youth or a family member. You can follow along with with a free score available here (https://tinyurl.com/yc6d5zrk)
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“Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74”AKA “The Passionate Symphony” AKA “The Pathétique Symphony” (https://tinyurl.com/ycv8mfkz) was Tchaikovsky’s final composition before he passed away in 1893 under mysterious circumstances (debated bwteen Cholera or suicide) It’s also debated who this piece is dedicated to: a male lover from his youth or a family member. You can follow along with with a free score available here (https://tinyurl.com/yc6d5zrk)
#BaroqueSun #PrideMonth #PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky #Tchaikovsky

“Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74”AKA “The Passionate Symphony” AKA “The Pathétique Symphony” (https://tinyurl.com/ycv8mfkz) was Tchaikovsky’s final composition before he passed away in 1893 under mysterious circumstances (debated bwteen Cholera or suicide) It’s also debated who this piece is dedicated to: a male lover from his youth or a family member. You can follow along with with a free score available here (https://tinyurl.com/yc6d5zrk)
#BaroqueSun #PrideMonth #PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky #Tchaikovsky

“Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74”AKA “The Passionate Symphony” AKA “The Pathétique Symphony” (https://tinyurl.com/ycv8mfkz) was Tchaikovsky’s final composition before he passed away in 1893 under mysterious circumstances (debated bwteen Cholera or suicide) It’s also debated who this piece is dedicated to: a male lover from his youth or a family member. You can follow along with with a free score available here (https://tinyurl.com/yc6d5zrk)
#BaroqueSun #PrideMonth #PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky #Tchaikovsky

“Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74”AKA “The Passionate Symphony” AKA “The Pathétique Symphony” (https://tinyurl.com/ycv8mfkz) was Tchaikovsky’s final composition before he passed away in 1893 under mysterious circumstances (debated bwteen Cholera or suicide) It’s also debated who this piece is dedicated to: a male lover from his youth or a family member. You can follow along with with a free score available here (https://tinyurl.com/yc6d5zrk)
#BaroqueSun #PrideMonth #PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky #Tchaikovsky

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (May 7, 1840 - November 6, 1893)🇷🇺 was a Russian pianist and Romantic era composer (*dodges rotten fruit*). Similar to Frederick the Great, Tchaikovsky was closeted during his lifetime and engaged in an unhappy marriage of convenience to a cishet woman, in order to keep his Queerness hidden. Privately, he talked openly with his brother, who was also gay, about his romantic life.
#BaroqueSun #PrideMonth #PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky #Tchaïkovsky

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (May 7, 1840 - November 6, 1893)🇷🇺 was a Russian pianist and Romantic era composer (*dodges rotten fruit*). Similar to Frederick the Great, Tchaikovsky was closeted during his lifetime and engaged in an unhappy marriage of convenience to a cishet woman, in order to keep his Queerness hidden. Privately, he talked openly with his brother, who was also gay, about his romantic life.
#BaroqueSun #PrideMonth #PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky #Tchaïkovsky

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (May 7, 1840 - November 6, 1893)🇷🇺 was a Russian pianist and Romantic era composer (*dodges rotten fruit*). Similar to Frederick the Great, Tchaikovsky was closeted during his lifetime and engaged in an unhappy marriage of convenience to a cishet woman, in order to keep his Queerness hidden. Privately, he talked openly with his brother, who was also gay, about his romantic life.
#BaroqueSun #PrideMonth #PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky #Tchaïkovsky

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (May 7, 1840 - November 6, 1893)🇷🇺 was a Russian pianist and Romantic era composer (*dodges rotten fruit*). Similar to Frederick the Great, Tchaikovsky was closeted during his lifetime and engaged in an unhappy marriage of convenience to a cishet woman, in order to keep his Queerness hidden. Privately, he talked openly with his brother, who was also gay, about his romantic life.
#BaroqueSun #PrideMonth #PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky #Tchaïkovsky

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (May 7, 1840 - November 6, 1893)🇷🇺 was a Russian pianist and Romantic era composer (*dodges rotten fruit*). Similar to Frederick the Great, Tchaikovsky was closeted during his lifetime and engaged in an unhappy marriage of convenience to a cishet woman, in order to keep his Queerness hidden. Privately, he talked openly with his brother, who was also gay, about his romantic life.
#BaroqueSun #PrideMonth #PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky #Tchaïkovsky

Tchaikovsky – 6th Symphony Pathetique

Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony, the Pathétique, was his last symphony. The composer died just nine days after conducting its premiere in 1893. Some believe the music hints at his own death. Others think the symphony hides a secret programme Tchaikovsky had never disclosed.

Pathos

One of the most emotional pieces in music history, the work was entitled “The Passionate Symphony”, that means “passionate” or “emotional”, not “arousing pity”. The title “Pathetique” comes from the Greek “pathos”, meaning “deep emotion and suffering”. 

The emotional intensity is off the charts. Tchaikovsky pours raw feelings into this piece: desperate passion, deep depression, and a sense of farewell. For this reason he called it the “most sincere thing” he ever wrote.

The piece is filled with extreme emotional contrasts. One moment it’s soft and sweet, the next it’s exploding with rage and despair. It feels deeply personal, which is why it hits so hard, still today.

The music

The first movement starts with a lonely bassoon playing a sad, sighing melody. Then it builds into a heartbreaking main theme in a storm of emotions.

The second movement is in 5/4 time, which was very unusual back then. You can consider it a waltz that keeps tripping over itself.

The third movement feels like it’s the finale (it’s a powerful, almost victorious march), which makes the actual slow finale even more shocking to listeners. It’s like Tchaikovsky is playing with our expectations.

The finale completely breaks the rules. Instead of ending with a triumphant finale like most symphonies, Tchaikovsky does something radical. He puts a slow, dying-away final movement that fades into a heartbreaking silence. Nobody was doing this at the time! Symphonies were supposed to end with a bang, not a whisper.

The mystery behind the symphony

Tchaikovsky’s sudden death remains a mystery. The official cause was cholera, but some believe he took his own life. Some even see the symphony as a coded farewell message, with the last movement representing his final surrender. At the time, being openly gay in Russia was impossible, and some theories suggest he was under pressure because of it.  

The secret programme

The 6th symphony is not a program music, at least not in a official way. Some historian think that Tchaikovsky wrote a programme for this piece, but kept it secret and no one could ever see it. The secret programme of the symphony is about love between men: the search for it, from the beginning of the first movement; finding it, in the romantic andante theme (measure 89); and the attacks of a hostile world on it, in the agitated allegro vivo passage that follows (measure 161); and escape from that, in the return to the love theme (andante come prima, measure 305). The last movement, Karlinsky was told, is an elegy for a dead lover.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/SVnF3x44rvU

#6thSypmhony #classical #orchestra #pathetique #PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky #symphony #Tchaikovsky

Tchaikovsky – 6th Symphony Pathetique

Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony, the Pathétique, was his last symphony. The composer died just nine days after conducting its premiere in 1893. Some believe the music hints at his own death. Others think the symphony hides a secret programme Tchaikovsky had never disclosed.

Pathos

One of the most emotional pieces in music history, the work was entitled “The Passionate Symphony”, that means “passionate” or “emotional”, not “arousing pity”. The title “Pathetique” comes from the Greek “pathos”, meaning “deep emotion and suffering”. 

The emotional intensity is off the charts. Tchaikovsky pours raw feelings into this piece: desperate passion, deep depression, and a sense of farewell. For this reason he called it the “most sincere thing” he ever wrote.

The piece is filled with extreme emotional contrasts. One moment it’s soft and sweet, the next it’s exploding with rage and despair. It feels deeply personal, which is why it hits so hard, still today.

The music

The first movement starts with a lonely bassoon playing a sad, sighing melody. Then it builds into a heartbreaking main theme in a storm of emotions.

The second movement is in 5/4 time, which was very unusual back then. You can consider it a waltz that keeps tripping over itself.

The third movement feels like it’s the finale (it’s a powerful, almost victorious march), which makes the actual slow finale even more shocking to listeners. It’s like Tchaikovsky is playing with our expectations.

The finale completely breaks the rules. Instead of ending with a triumphant finale like most symphonies, Tchaikovsky does something radical. He puts a slow, dying-away final movement that fades into a heartbreaking silence. Nobody was doing this at the time! Symphonies were supposed to end with a bang, not a whisper.

The mystery behind the symphony

Tchaikovsky’s sudden death remains a mystery. The official cause was cholera, but some believe he took his own life. Some even see the symphony as a coded farewell message, with the last movement representing his final surrender. At the time, being openly gay in Russia was impossible, and some theories suggest he was under pressure because of it.  

The secret programme

The 6th symphony is not a program music, at least not in a official way. Some historian think that Tchaikovsky wrote a programme for this piece, but kept it secret and no one could ever see it. The secret programme of the symphony is about love between men: the search for it, from the beginning of the first movement; finding it, in the romantic andante theme (measure 89); and the attacks of a hostile world on it, in the agitated allegro vivo passage that follows (measure 161); and escape from that, in the return to the love theme (andante come prima, measure 305). The last movement, Karlinsky was told, is an elegy for a dead lover.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/SVnF3x44rvU

#6thSypmhony #classical #orchestra #pathetique #PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky #symphony #Tchaikovsky

Tchaikovsky – 6th Symphony Pathetique

Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony, the Pathétique, was his last symphony. The composer died just nine days after conducting its premiere in 1893. Some believe the music hints at his own death. Others think the symphony hides a secret programme Tchaikovsky had never disclosed.

Pathos

One of the most emotional pieces in music history, the work was entitled “The Passionate Symphony”, that means “passionate” or “emotional”, not “arousing pity”. The title “Pathetique” comes from the Greek “pathos”, meaning “deep emotion and suffering”. 

The emotional intensity is off the charts. Tchaikovsky pours raw feelings into this piece: desperate passion, deep depression, and a sense of farewell. For this reason he called it the “most sincere thing” he ever wrote.

The piece is filled with extreme emotional contrasts. One moment it’s soft and sweet, the next it’s exploding with rage and despair. It feels deeply personal, which is why it hits so hard, still today.

The music

The first movement starts with a lonely bassoon playing a sad, sighing melody. Then it builds into a heartbreaking main theme in a storm of emotions.

The second movement is in 5/4 time, which was very unusual back then. You can consider it a waltz that keeps tripping over itself.

The third movement feels like it’s the finale (it’s a powerful, almost victorious march), which makes the actual slow finale even more shocking to listeners. It’s like Tchaikovsky is playing with our expectations.

The finale completely breaks the rules. Instead of ending with a triumphant finale like most symphonies, Tchaikovsky does something radical. He puts a slow, dying-away final movement that fades into a heartbreaking silence. Nobody was doing this at the time! Symphonies were supposed to end with a bang, not a whisper.

The mystery behind the symphony

Tchaikovsky’s sudden death remains a mystery. The official cause was cholera, but some believe he took his own life. Some even see the symphony as a coded farewell message, with the last movement representing his final surrender. At the time, being openly gay in Russia was impossible, and some theories suggest he was under pressure because of it.  

The secret programme

The 6th symphony is not a program music, at least not in a official way. Some historian think that Tchaikovsky wrote a programme for this piece, but kept it secret and no one could ever see it. The secret programme of the symphony is about love between men: the search for it, from the beginning of the first movement; finding it, in the romantic andante theme (measure 89); and the attacks of a hostile world on it, in the agitated allegro vivo passage that follows (measure 161); and escape from that, in the return to the love theme (andante come prima, measure 305). The last movement, Karlinsky was told, is an elegy for a dead lover.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/SVnF3x44rvU

#6thSypmhony #classical #orchestra #pathetique #PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky #symphony #Tchaikovsky

Tchaikovsky – 6th Symphony Pathetique

Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony, the Pathétique, was his last symphony. The composer died just nine days after conducting its premiere in 1893. Some believe the music hints at his own death. Others think the symphony hides a secret programme Tchaikovsky had never disclosed.

Pathos

One of the most emotional pieces in music history, the work was entitled “The Passionate Symphony”, that means “passionate” or “emotional”, not “arousing pity”. The title “Pathetique” comes from the Greek “pathos”, meaning “deep emotion and suffering”. 

The emotional intensity is off the charts. Tchaikovsky pours raw feelings into this piece: desperate passion, deep depression, and a sense of farewell. For this reason he called it the “most sincere thing” he ever wrote.

The piece is filled with extreme emotional contrasts. One moment it’s soft and sweet, the next it’s exploding with rage and despair. It feels deeply personal, which is why it hits so hard, still today.

The music

The first movement starts with a lonely bassoon playing a sad, sighing melody. Then it builds into a heartbreaking main theme in a storm of emotions.

The second movement is in 5/4 time, which was very unusual back then. You can consider it a waltz that keeps tripping over itself.

The third movement feels like it’s the finale (it’s a powerful, almost victorious march), which makes the actual slow finale even more shocking to listeners. It’s like Tchaikovsky is playing with our expectations.

The finale completely breaks the rules. Instead of ending with a triumphant finale like most symphonies, Tchaikovsky does something radical. He puts a slow, dying-away final movement that fades into a heartbreaking silence. Nobody was doing this at the time! Symphonies were supposed to end with a bang, not a whisper.

The mystery behind the symphony

Tchaikovsky’s sudden death remains a mystery. The official cause was cholera, but some believe he took his own life. Some even see the symphony as a coded farewell message, with the last movement representing his final surrender. At the time, being openly gay in Russia was impossible, and some theories suggest he was under pressure because of it.  

The secret programme

The 6th symphony is not a program music, at least not in a official way. Some historian think that Tchaikovsky wrote a programme for this piece, but kept it secret and no one could ever see it. The secret programme of the symphony is about love between men: the search for it, from the beginning of the first movement; finding it, in the romantic andante theme (measure 89); and the attacks of a hostile world on it, in the agitated allegro vivo passage that follows (measure 161); and escape from that, in the return to the love theme (andante come prima, measure 305). The last movement, Karlinsky was told, is an elegy for a dead lover.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/SVnF3x44rvU

#6thSypmhony #classical #orchestra #pathetique #PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky #symphony #Tchaikovsky

Tchaikovsky – 6th Symphony Pathetique

Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony, the Pathétique, was his last symphony. The composer died just nine days after conducting its premiere in 1893. Some believe the music hints at his own death. Others think the symphony hides a secret programme Tchaikovsky had never disclosed.

Pathos

One of the most emotional pieces in music history, the work was entitled “The Passionate Symphony”, that means “passionate” or “emotional”, not “arousing pity”. The title “Pathetique” comes from the Greek “pathos”, meaning “deep emotion and suffering”. 

The emotional intensity is off the charts. Tchaikovsky pours raw feelings into this piece: desperate passion, deep depression, and a sense of farewell. For this reason he called it the “most sincere thing” he ever wrote.

The piece is filled with extreme emotional contrasts. One moment it’s soft and sweet, the next it’s exploding with rage and despair. It feels deeply personal, which is why it hits so hard, still today.

The music

The first movement starts with a lonely bassoon playing a sad, sighing melody. Then it builds into a heartbreaking main theme in a storm of emotions.

The second movement is in 5/4 time, which was very unusual back then. You can consider it a waltz that keeps tripping over itself.

The third movement feels like it’s the finale (it’s a powerful, almost victorious march), which makes the actual slow finale even more shocking to listeners. It’s like Tchaikovsky is playing with our expectations.

The finale completely breaks the rules. Instead of ending with a triumphant finale like most symphonies, Tchaikovsky does something radical. He puts a slow, dying-away final movement that fades into a heartbreaking silence. Nobody was doing this at the time! Symphonies were supposed to end with a bang, not a whisper.

The mystery behind the symphony

Tchaikovsky’s sudden death remains a mystery. The official cause was cholera, but some believe he took his own life. Some even see the symphony as a coded farewell message, with the last movement representing his final surrender. At the time, being openly gay in Russia was impossible, and some theories suggest he was under pressure because of it.  

The secret programme

The 6th symphony is not a program music, at least not in a official way. Some historian think that Tchaikovsky wrote a programme for this piece, but kept it secret and no one could ever see it. The secret programme of the symphony is about love between men: the search for it, from the beginning of the first movement; finding it, in the romantic andante theme (measure 89); and the attacks of a hostile world on it, in the agitated allegro vivo passage that follows (measure 161); and escape from that, in the return to the love theme (andante come prima, measure 305). The last movement, Karlinsky was told, is an elegy for a dead lover.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/SVnF3x44rvU

#6thSypmhony #classical #orchestra #pathetique #PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky #symphony #Tchaikovsky