The fifth symphony was composed in 1888, between the Manfred Symphony of 1885 and the sketches for a Symphony in E-flat, which were abandoned in 1892 (apart from recuperating material from its first movement for an Allegro Brillante for piano and orchestra a year later). As for the numbered symphonies, Tchaikovsky's 5th symphony was composed between the 4th, which had been completed ten years earlier, and the 6th, composed 5 years later, in the year of the composer's death.
| Date of composition | 1888 |
| Premiered | 1888, November 17th in Russia, Saint Petersburg by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
| Type | Symphony |
| Tonality | E Minor |
| Catalogue | Op. 64 |
| Approx. duration | 48 minutes |
| Instruments | Orchestra |
| Autotranslations beta |
Piotr Ilitch Tchaïkovski: Symphonie n°5 en mi mineur, Op. 64 Pëtr Il'ič Čajkovskij: Sinfonia n. 5 in mi minore, Op. 64 Pjotr Iljitsch Tschaikowski: Sinfonie Nr. 5 e-moll, Op. 64 |