DEVASTATINGLY BEAUTIFUL
BEAUTIFULLY DEVASTATING
The 1st movement from
Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 in B Minor "Pathétique"
(Runtime: 19 minutes 42 seconds)
I searched for this piece
Because the beautiful melody from movement one
Was Flowing through my mind today
That theme can be heard at the 4:40 minute mark
If you are a classic movie buff
You've probably have heard it before
Around the 12:00 minute mark
Starts a most utterly emotionally devastating section
I can hear similarities to
Mahler and Beethoven during the beginning here
It grows and grows and then crashes into utter devastation
Starting around the 14:00 minute mark
The brass is amazing - truly superb
So powerful - so clean and clear
Set with the tension of the high strings
A powerfully super-charged emotional section
Around 15:20 I am left in ruin
Completely wiped out
Then the memory of hope returns
Builds into a most beautiful refrain of
The melody from the 4:40 section
Whew! This wore me out with tears bathing my heart
And yet I was compelled to listen to it several more times
I am very impressed with this performance
You really need to set aside 20 minutes
To devote yourself to Truly Listening to this music
I highly recommend listening to this
With headphones on and
With . Your . Eyes . Closed
Having nothing to distract you along this musical journey
Of his 6th Symphony,
In 1893, Tchaikovsky mentions an entirely new symphonic work in a letter to his brother:
"I am now wholly occupied with the new work ... and it is hard for me to tear myself away from it. I believe it comes into being as the best of my works. I must finish it as soon as possible, for I have to wind up a lot of affairs and I must soon go to London. I told you that I had completed a Symphony which suddenly displeased me, and I tore it up. Now I have composed a new symphony which I certainly shall not tear up."
~*~
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
"Symphony No. 6 in B Minor "Pathétique" Mvt. I"
Teodor Currentzis
conducting his
Orchestra MusicAeterna
YouTube Direct Link: https://youtu.be/bPjQXMcoa6s