Late RomanticSymphony

Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”

Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique” by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Symphony, composed 1893. 834 recordings in this catalogue, from 1957 to 2026.

Rank #68 Iconic Masterpiece834 recordings

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Herbert von Karajan

Conductor · 60 rec

Berlin Philharmonic

Orchestra · 50 rec

Philharmonia Orchestra

Orchestra · 48 rec

Vienna Philharmonic

Orchestra · 48 rec

Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra · 39 rec

RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra · 36 rec

Marko Munih

Conductor · 34 rec

Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

Orchestra · 29 rec

Recordings (834)

Conductor

Herbert von Karajan60 Marko Munih34 Eugene Ormandy24 Yevgeny Mravinsky20 Bystrík Režucha18 Bernard Haitink17 Carlo Maria Giulini17 Valery Gergiev17 Arturo Toscanini16 Gennady Rozhdestvensky16 Mikhail Pletnev16 Anton Nanut14

Orchestra

Berlin Philharmonic50 Philharmonia Orchestra48 Vienna Philharmonic48 Philadelphia Orchestra39 RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra36 Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra29 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra28 Chicago Symphony Orchestra27 London Symphony Orchestra25 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra22 Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra17 Russian National Orchestra16

Label

Deutsche Grammophon93 Decca Classics72 Warner Classics58 EMI Classics56 Sony Classical53 RCA Red Seal40 Decca Records26 EMI21 Brilliant Classics20 Philips18 Philips Classics16 London Records13

Decade

1950s1 1960s20 1970s9 1980s131 1990s216 2000s150 2010s151 2020s25

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Piano1 Violin1

Performers	Year	Label
Christoph Eschenbach, Philadelphia Orchestra · view	2008	Ondine	9:12
Andrew Litton, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra · view	2007	Virgin Classics	10:22
Mikhail Pletnev, Russian National Orchestra · view	2007	Universal Music Belgium	7:29
Antonio Pappano, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia · view	2007	EMI Classics	10:51
Antonio Pappano, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia · view	2007	EMI Classics	18:46
Antonio Pappano, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia · view	2007	EMI Classics	7:50
Yevgeny Mravinsky, Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra · view	2007	Erato	9:49
Yevgeny Mravinsky, Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra · view	2007	Erato	8:53
Yevgeny Mravinsky, Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra · view	2007	Erato	8:22
Yevgeny Mravinsky, Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra · view	2007	Erato	17:52
Ondrej Lenárd · view	2007	naïve	8:23
Paavo Järvi, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra · view	2007	Telarc	7:55
Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra · view	2007	Octave Productions	8:44
Paavo Järvi, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra · view	2007	Telarc	11:11
Paavo Järvi, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra · view	2007	Telarc	18:34
Antonio Pappano, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia · view	2007	EMI Classics	8:42
Paavo Järvi, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra · view	2007	Telarc	9:12
Jean Martinon, Vienna Philharmonic · view	2006	TOWER RECORDS	8:42
Jean Martinon, Vienna Philharmonic · view	2006	TOWER RECORDS	18:24
Jean Martinon, Vienna Philharmonic · view	2006	TOWER RECORDS	7:54