Symphony No. 4 - Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Information about Symphony No. 4 by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, and the best recordings available on CD or for download.
The work was written in 1877-78, and is in the key of F minor. It consists of four movements.
RECOMMENDED RECORDINGS
Järvi (BIS 1458)
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Neeme Järvi.
BIS 1458
Also included in the boxed set: Tchaikovsky Orchestral Works
Jansons (Chandos CHAN 8361)
An intensely emotional performance, well recorded.
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Mariss Jansons.
Chandos CHAN 8361
Mravinsky (Deutsche Grammophon 477 591-1)
Landmark performances, and winner of a Gramophone magazine award.
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Evgeny Mravinsky, 1960.
Deutsche Grammophon 477 591-1
Coupled with Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6