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Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5

Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast

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Tchaikovsky's Breakthrough to the Major Key

In the traditional darkness to light formula, inaugurated by Beethoven's 5th symphony, the biggest climactic moment is the breakthrough to the major key after a long struggle. Tchaikovsky cannot escape it, even while whirling around the stage in a waltz. This is one of my favorite moments of the piece, especially if the clarinets play extremely softly. It's like a shadow of the motif, a reminder that it is never far away. In the end though, Tchaikowsky will escape it, though perhaps the ending protests a bit too much.

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