Quinta de Chaikovski

Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, by Chaikovski, a symphonic work from the Russian Romantic repertoire performed at the Auditorio Nacional de Madrid, a hall devoted above all to classical music.

Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, was composed by Chaikovski in 1888 and premiered in St Petersburg that same year, with the composer himself conducting the orchestra. It has four movements, and in the first one a clarinet motif appears that returns transformed in the others, a feature that gives unity to the whole work.

Chaikovski (1840-1893) is a figure of Russian Romanticism, author of the ballets Swan Lake and The Nutcracker, of the Overture 1812 and of the Piano Concerto No. 1. In his symphonic music he combines classical form with a strong melodic and expressive charge.

The Auditorio Nacional de Madrid is a hall devoted above all to classical music and home to the Orquesta Nacional de España and the Coro Nacional de España. Those looking for the Romantic symphonic repertoire will find here a classical music programme in a hall with that remit.