Symphony No. 4, Op. 36 (Tchaikovsky, Pyotr)

Title	Symphony No. 4
Creators	Pyotr Tchaikovsky, composer
Opus	Op.36
Instrumentation	orchestra
Number of movements	4
Keys	F minor
Composed	1877
First published	1880
Dedication	"To My Best Friend" = Nadezhda von Meck
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Average duration (sec)	2520
Number of measures	—
Composition types	Symphonies
Period	Romantic
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Sections

Title click for details	Metronome	Key	Measures
Andante sostenuto - Moderato con anima	—	F minor	424
Andantino in modo di Canzona	—	B flat minor	304
Scherzo. Pizzicato ostinato. Allegro	—	F major	414
Finale. Allegro con fuoco	—	F major	293

Arrangements

Details	Section	Arranged for	Arranger
View	Complete	2 piano 8 hands	Eduard Langer
View	Complete	piano 4 hands	Otto Singer II
View	Complete	piano 4 hands	Sergey Taneyev
View	Complete	piano	Otto Singer II
View	Andantino in modo di Canzone (No.2)	alto recorder and piano	Paul-Gustav Feller
View	Andantino in modo di Canzone (No.2)	bassoon and piano	Roe William Goodman
View	Finale. Allegro con fuoco (No.4)	2 pianos	Kazue Rockzaemon Isida

Scores

Details	Section	Type	Publisher	Date	File (click to view)
View	Complete	—	Manuscript	1877	Complete Score
View	Complete	—	P. Jurgenson	—	Complete Score
View	Complete	—	P. Jurgenson	—	Complete Score
View	Complete	—	Breitkopf und Härtel	—	Complete Score 1. Andante sostenuto—Moderato con anima 2. Andantino in modo di canzona 3. Scherzo (Pizzicato Ostinato). Allegro 4. Finale. Allegro con fuoco
View	Complete	—	Heugel	1961	Complete Score
View	Jurgenson edition	parts	P. Jurgenson	1888	Piccolo Flute 1 Flute 2 Oboe 1 Oboe 2 Clarinet 1 (B, A) Clarinet 2 (B, A) Bassoon 1 Bassoon 2 Horn 1 (F) Horn 2 (F) Horn 3 (F) Horn 4 (F) Trumpet 1 (F) Trumpet 2 (F) Trombone 1 Trombone 2 Trombone 3 Tuba Timpani Triangle Bass Drum/Cymbals Violins I Violins II Violas Cellos Double Basses
View	Jurgenson edition	parts	P. Jurgenson	1888	Timpani
View	Brucknerverlag/Breitkopf edition	parts	Musikwissenschaftlicher Verlag	1946	Complete Parts Piccolo, Flute 1, 2 Oboe 1, 2 Clarinet 1, 2 (B, A) Bassoon 1, 2 Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F) Trumpet 1, 2 (F) Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba Timpani Percussion Violins I Violins II Violas Cellos Basses
View	Brucknerverlag/Breitkopf edition	parts	Musikwissenschaftlicher Verlag	1946	Complete Parts Complete Parts
View	Brucknerverlag/Breitkopf edition	parts	Musikwissenschaftlicher Verlag	1946	Flute 1 Flute 2 Piccolo Oboe 1 Oboe 2 Clarinet 1 Clarinet 2 Bassoon 1 Bassoon 2 Horn 1 Horn 2 Horn 3 Horn 4 Trumpet 1 Trumpet 2 Trombone 1 Trombone 2 Trombone 3 Tuba Timpani Percussion (Triangle, Cymbals, Bass Drum) Violins I Violins II Violas Cellos Double Basses
View	Brucknerverlag/Breitkopf edition	parts	Breitkopf und Härtel	1946	Timpani Violins I Violins II Violas Cellos Basses
View	Brucknerverlag/Breitkopf edition	parts	—	—	Trumpet 1 (B, transposed) Trumpet 2 (B, transposed)
View	Complete	Arrangement for 2 piano 8 hands by Eduard Langer	D. Rahter	1900	Piano 1 Piano 2
View	Complete	Arrangement for piano 4 hands by Otto Singer II	Edition Peters	—	Complete Score
View	Complete	Arrangement for piano 4 hands by Sergey Taneyev	P. Jurgenson	—	Complete Score Color Cover
View	Complete	Arrangement for piano 4 hands by Sergey Taneyev	D. Rahter	1880	Complete Score
View	Complete	Arrangement for piano by Otto Singer II	D. Rahter	—	Complete Score
View	Andantino in modo di Canzone (No.2)	Arrangement for alto recorder and piano by Paul-Gustav Feller	—	—	Complete Score
View	Andantino in modo di Canzone (No.2)	Arrangement for bassoon and piano by Roe William Goodman	—	—	Complete Score and Bassoon Part
View	Finale. Allegro con fuoco (No.4)	Arrangement for 2 pianos by Kazue Rockzaemon Isida	—	—	Complete Score

Recordings/Performances

Details	Type	Section	Ensemble	Performers	Arranged for	Files (click to listen)
View		Complete	Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (orchestra)	Robert F. Denzler, conductor	—	1. Andante sostenuto - Moderato con anima 2. Andantino in modo di Canzona 3. Scherzo. Pizzicato ostinato. Allegro 4. Finale. Allegro con fuoco
View		Complete	Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (orchestra)	Kurt Sanderling, conductor	—	Complete Recording
View		Complete	Philharmonia Orchestra (orchestra)	Herbert von Karajan, conductor	—	Complete Recording
View		Complete	Orchestre national de France (orchestra)	Ernest Bour, conductor	—	Complete Recording
View		Complete	Wiener Staatsoper (orchestra)	Hermann Scherchen, conductor	—	1. Andante sostenuto - Moderato con anima 2. Andantino in modo di Canzona 3. Scherzo. Pizzicato ostinato. Allegro 4. Finale. Allegro con fuoco
View		Complete	Philadelphia Orchestra (orchestra)	Eugene Ormandy, conductor	—	1. Andante sostenuto - Moderato con anima 2. Andantino in modo di Canzona 3. Scherzo. Pizzicato ostinato. Allegro 4. Finale. Allegro con fuoco
View		Complete	as Centennial Symphony Orchestra (orchestra)	Serge Koussevitzky, conductor	—	1. Andante sostenuto - Moderato con anima 2. Andantino in modo di Canzona 3. Scherzo. Pizzicato ostinato. Allegro 4. Finale. Allegro con fuoco
View		Complete	Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (orchestra)	Willem Mengelberg, conductor	—	1. Andante sostenuto - Moderato con anima 2. Andantino in modo di Canzona 3. Scherzo. Pizzicato ostinato. Allegro 4. Finale. Allegro con fuoco
View		Selections (Abridged)	—	Papalin, performer	For Recorders (Papalin)	1. Andante sostenuto - Moderato con anima 2. Andantino in modo di Canzone 3. Scherzo. Pizzicato ostinato. Allegro 4. Finale. Allegro con fuoco
View	Synthesized	—	—		—	1. Andante sostenuto - Moderato con anima 3. Scherzo. Pizzicato ostinato 4. Finale. Allegro con fuoco

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