Interview
Christian Thielemann on passion and nobility in Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony Christian Thielemann conducts Tchaikovsky’s “Pathétique”
According to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, he “wept bitterly” while composing his poignant Pathétique. Whereby it probably needs a minimum of serenity in order to create such an ingeniously constructed work in which there is, for example, a waltz in the complicated 5/4 time. Christian Thielemann makes space for both of the symphony’s worlds, its emotion and its skilful structure. The programme also includes works by Debussy and Messiaen.
Berliner Philharmoniker
Christian Thielemann
RIAS Kammerchor Berlin
Jane Archibald
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