Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Opus 74, "Pathétique"

  1. Adagio - Allegro non troppo
  2. Allegro con grazia
  3. Allegro molto vivace
  4. Adagio lamentoso

Orchestration:
3 flutes/2 flutes, 1 piccolo
2 oboes
2 clarinets
2 bassoons
4 horns
2 trumpets
3 trombones
tuba
timpani
percussion
strings

Premiered on October 28, 1893 in St. Petersburg, Russia, conducted by the composer. Tchaikovsky died 10 days later.

"Pathétique" comes from the Russian "patetichesky" meaning "emotionally charged" or "full of passion" (think pathos, not pathetic.)

Source:
http://www.classical-composers.org/cgi-bin/ccd.cgi?comp=tchaikov