| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 4 movements |
|---|---|
| Composition Year | 1837 |
| Genre Categories | Symphonies; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra; |
| Work Title | Symphony No.6 |
|---|---|
| Alternative. Title | Sechste sinfonie |
| Composer | Lachner, Franz Paul |
| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.56 |
| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | IFL 104 |
| Key | D major |
| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 4 movements:
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1837 |
| First Performance. | 1838-3-15, Vienna |
| First Publication. | 1838 – Vienna: Tobias Haslinger |
| Dedication | dem Conservatorium der Musik in Paris |
| Average DurationAvg. Duration | 55 minutes ca. |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | orchestra (piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani, strings) |
| Discography | All Music Guide |
| Manuscript Sources | D-Mbs Mus.ms. 5751 (incomplete autograph score, piano duet reduction dated May 1837, 40 pages, up to the fugue in the first movement?) |
| External Links | Preface by Dominik Šedivý, 2011 |
cpo recording out as of late May 2021.