Royal Liverpool Philharmopnic Orchestra & Domingo Hindoyan - Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence & Symphony No. 6 ‘Pathetique’ (2025)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless | 1:21:50 | 353 Mb
Genre: Classical
FLAC (tracks), Lossless | 1:21:50 | 353 Mb
Genre: Classical
“Italy, Florence—nothing gives me the slightest pleasure so far,” Tchaikovsky confessed to his brother. “I cannot live outside Russia.” Deep in the grip of depression, he nonetheless completed his tenth opera, The Queen of Spades, and began work on a string sextet that would become Souvenir de Florence, which he finished upon returning to Russia in June 1890. Despite his gloomy letters, traces of affection for Florence surface in the music. In the Adagio, wistful Russian folk melodies entwine with a theme inspired by the Italian city. Perhaps he cared for it more than he let on.