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70, is a string sextet scored for 2 violins, 2 violas, and 2 cellos composed in the summer of 1890 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

Tchaikovsky dedicated the work to the St. Petersburg Chamber Music Society in response to his becoming an Honorary Member.

The first movement is in sonata form and, without introduction, presents a rather violent yet melodic first theme in D minor.

The slow movement, in D major, has a very innocent, romantic theme initially stated by the first violin with pizzicato accompaniment before being taken up by the cello.

The last two movements, with their distinctly Russian and folk-like melodies and rhythms, greatly contrast with the preceding two.