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  "name": "Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky",
  "description": "Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky appears once in our Romantic list, placing as high as No. 5. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-30",
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      "title": "Symphony No. 6 \"Pathétique\"",
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      "label": null,
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      "whyItMatters": "A symphony that ends by fading into the basses instead of finishing. Tchaikovsky died nine days after conducting the premiere, which has coloured every performance since.",
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