Tchaikovsky - Symphony No6 "Pathétique" 1st mov - Piano Transcription

A transcription for piano solo. One of my favorite works by P. I. Tchaikovsky, one of the composer I must adore and respect. I tried to keep the passionate and emotional feeling. -- The first movement, in sonata form, frequently alternates speed, mood, and key, with the main key being B minor. It opens quietly with a low melody in E minor. The first theme of the Allegro in B minor appears(1:44), a faster variant of the slow opening melody. This eventually leads to the lyrical secondary theme in D major(4:07). The energetic development section begins abruptly(8:29), with an outburst. It runs seamlessly into the fortissimo recapitulation(10:54), whose atmosphere is completely different from its rather hesitant equivalent at the beginning of the exposition, though Tchaikovsky soon goes into something more nightmarish which culminates in a refrain supported by low F-sharp tremolos. The movement concludes shortly after the recapitulation of the second subject(13:33), this time in the tonic major (B major) with a coda which is also in B major, finally ending very quietly. 0:00 Introduction - Adagio 1:44 Exposure - 1st theme Allegro non troppo 4:07 Exposure - 2nd theme Adagio - Andante 8:29 Development Allegro vivo 10:54 Recapitulation 1st theme 13:33 Recapitulation 2nd theme Andante come prima 15:47 Coda