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Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

187846 min

This guide follows Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 (1878) in four parts: Andante sostenuto – Moderato con anima (sonata form), Andantino in modo di canzona (theme and variations), Scherzo. Pizzicato ostinato (minuet and trio) and Finale. Allegro con fuoco.

Recording: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Iván Fischer (2020)

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Follow all 29 sections as they play

  1. I – · Sonata form
  2. II · Theme and variations
  3. III. · Minuet and trio
  4. IV.
I – Sonata form0:02–19:14

The Fate opens the symphony, with horns and woodwinds and the trumpets joining, and it breaks in again between the sections. Then the strings begin a meandering, -like . The follows, with a lyrical , and the closes with its final . The starts later. The adds a new lyrical , then a faster and a final .

  1. / Fate
  2. :
II Theme and variations19:34–30:33
III. Minuet and trio30:54–36:51
IV. 37:07–45:42

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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