Symphony no. 4 / Romeo and Juliet

Album by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Claudio Abbado

This album is a recorded pairing of two orchestral works by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, composed in 1877–78 and 1869. Both pieces exemplify late-Romantic orchestral writing, featuring expansive melody, rich string textures, prominent brass and woodwind colours and programme-driven dramatic gestures; the larger symphonic work reflects Tchaikovsky's mature engagement with formal structure and recurring fate motifs while the shorter overture-style piece demonstrates his interest in vivid orchestral colour and narrative depiction.

Symphony no. 4 / Romeo and Juliet by Tchaikovsky - album cover

First released: 1988

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1.
Symphony no. 4 in F minor, op. 36: I. Andante sostenuto – Moderato con anima
19:40
2.
Symphony no. 4 in F minor, op. 36: II. Andantino in modo di canzona
9:57
3.
Symphony no. 4 in F minor, op. 36: III. Scherzo. Pizzicato ostinato – Allegro
5:33
4.
Symphony no. 4 in F minor, op. 36: IV. Finale. Allegro con fuoco
9:26
5.
Romeo and Juliet (Fantasy Overture): after Shakespeare
20:31