Symphony no. 4

Album by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & Michael Tilson Thomas & San Francisco Symphony

Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 is the fourth symphony by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, composed in 1877 and premiered in 1878. The four-movement Romantic symphony combines sweeping orchestral colours, dramatic brass and woodwind writing and recurring fate-like motifs to convey emotional contrasts, marking a turning point in Tchaikovsky's symphonic development as he pursued greater formal unity and personal expression.

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  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 4 in F minor, op. 36 - I. Andante sostenuto - Moderato con anima
    19:02
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 4 in F minor, op. 36 - Andantino in moto di canzone
    10:51
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 4 in F minor, op. 36 - Scherzo: Pizzicato ostinato - Allegro
    5:48
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 4 in F minor, op. 36 - Finale: Allegro con fuoco
    9:31

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