REVIEW POTPOURRI: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6
by Peter Cates Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 “Pathetique”; Muir Mathieson conducting the Sinfonia of London. Camelot CMT 102, stereo LP, recorded 1958. Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s 6th Symphony was given its world premiere on October 28, 1893, nine days before he died at 53. He wrote a letter to his nephew that year describing his feelings […]