Symphony no. 4 / Serenade for Strings

Album by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & Andrew Litton

Symphony No. 4 and the Serenade for Strings are orchestral works by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, composed in 1877–1878 and 1880 respectively. The Fourth Symphony employs expansive Romantic orchestration, dramatic contrasts and a recurring motto that shapes its movements, while the Serenade for Strings presents transparent, lyrical string textures, dance-like movements and elegant melodic writing; together they illustrate Tchaikovsky's command of large-scale symphonic form and his aptitude for string-writing within the late Romantic repertoire.

Symphony no. 4 / Serenade for Strings by Tchaikovsky - album cover

First released: 1989

Classical

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1.
Symphony no. 4 in F minor, op. 36: 1. Andante sostenuto - Moderato con snima
19:33
2.
Symphony no. 4 in F minor, op. 36: 2. Andantino in modo di canzona
9:43
3.
Symphony no. 4 in F minor, op. 36: 3. Scherzo: Pizzicato ostinato - Allegro
5:27
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Symphony no. 4 in F minor, op. 36: 4. Finale: Allegro con fuoco
9:19
5.
Serenade for Strings in C, op. 48 1. Pezzo in forma di sonatina
9:55
6.
Serenade for Strings in C, op. 48 2. Valse
3:55
7.
Serenade for Strings in C, op. 48 3. Elegia
9:51
8.
Serenade for Strings in C, op. 48 4. Finale: Tema russo
7:37