The Symphony No. 6 in A minor by Gustav Mahler, sometimes referred to as the Tragische ('Tragic'), was composed between 1903 and 1904 (rev. 1906; scoring repeatedly revised). The work's first performance was in Essen, on May 27, 1906, conducted by the composer.
Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 6 in F major (Op. 68), known as the Pastoral Symphony, was completed in the year 1808. One of Beethoven's few works of program music, the symphony was labeled at its first performance with the title "Recollections of Country Life".
The Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 54 by Dmitri Shostakovich was written in 1939, and first performed in Leningrad on 21 November 1939 by the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra under Evgeny Mravinsky.
The Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Pathétique, Op. 74 is Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's final symphony. It was premiered nine days before his death in 1893. Tchaikovsky said of it, "Without exaggeration, I have put my whole soul into this work.".Steinberg, Michael.
The Symphony No. 6 in D major, opus 60, was composed by AntonÃn Dvořák in 1880, and first published as no. 1. It is dedicated to the German conductor Hans Richter, who requested Dvořák compose a symphony for the Vienna Philharmonic (although they never performed it under Richter). Its first performance was given in Prague in 1881, with performances the following year in Leipzig and London.
Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 6 in A major (WAB 106) was completed in 1881, and revised in preparation for publication around 1894. Despite its short length relative to his other popular works, it is the least often performed of Bruckner's mature symphonies. The symphony was dedicated to Bruckner's landlords Dr. and Mrs.
Ralph Vaughan Williams's Symphony in E minor, known as Symphony No. 6, was composed in 1944-1948, during and immediately after World War II. Dedicated to Michael Mullinar, it was first performed by Sir Adrian Boult and the BBC Symphony Orchestra in April 1948. Within a year’s time it had received some 100 performances.
Sergei Prokofiev wrote his Symphony No. 6 in E-flat minor (Op. 111) in 1947.
Jean Sibelius's Symphony No. 6, Opus 104 was completed in 1923. Although the symphony is sometimes described as being "in D minor" the score does not contain a key attribution. Much of the symphony is in fact in the (modern) Dorian mode.
The Symphony No. 6 in D major (Hoboken 1/6) is an early symphony written by Joseph Haydn and the first written after Haydn had joined the Eszterházy court. It is the first of three that are characterised by unusual virtuoso writing across the orchestral ensemble. It is popularly known as Le Matin (Morning).
