Tchaikovsky: Symphony 6 - Andre Previn (1984) Rating: Starring: Andre Previn, RPO Director: Herbert Chappell Category: Music, Special Interest Studio: Image Ent. Subtitles: [None] Length: 87 mins     Sounds Magnificent:The Story Of The Symphony Andre Previn and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra In this series of films, Andre Previn conducts the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in some of the most popular works from the concert repertoire - symphonies by Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, Brahms, Berlioz, Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich.Each program is introduced by Andre Previn, who discusses the piece to be performed and the lives of the composers who created these masterpieces by giving illustrations of aspects of their music with a variety of orchestral excerpts. Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Pathetique"(1893) For years, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky has been frowned on by the musical establishment for the most illogical of reasons- because he is a truly popular composer.His music is direct in its appeal, tuneful and highly emotional.Andre Previn looks at why Tchaikovsky's music holds such magic and why an audience responds to it time and time again.The Pathetique Symphony was Tchaikovsky's last composition, first performed barely a week before his mysterious and tragic death.