Memory bank, October 28

Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 in B Minor Pathétique, had its premier in St. Petersburg on October 28, 1885. Here's a taste.




You can download the entire symphony to your computer at the Peabody Institute website. It's Symphony No. 6 from the 2003-2004 season.

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky died nine days after Pathétique's premier. Rumors abound.