Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36, TH 27
1/1/2017, 4 Tracks, 41:56
Featuring
Christian Lindberg
Arctic Philharmonic Orchestra
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Composer's Artistic Vision
Tchaikovsky secretly dedicated his Symphony No. 4 to his patron Nadezhda von Meck, referring to her as 'A mon meilleur ami' (To my best friend).
Performer Biography
Christian Lindberg, the conductor, began his conducting career after a stunning review in The Guardian convinced him to continue after a performance with the Royal Northern Sinfonia in 2000.
Composition History
Tchaikovsky composed his Symphony No. 4 during a period of emotional crisis, completing it on January 7, 1878.
Performer Biography
The Arctic Philharmonic is the world's northernmost orchestra, founded in 2009, and is one of the largest cultural institutions in Northern Norway.
Critical Reception
Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4 has been criticized for being overly subjective, self-indulgent, and even 'hysterical', partly due to its explicit programmatic descriptions.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Tchaikovsky described the opening theme of his Symphony No. 4 as 'fate', an 'invincible force that can never be overcome—merely endured, miserably'.
Compositional Technique
The first movement of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4 is one of his longest, almost equaling the combined duration of the other three movements.
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