The London Symphony’s Principal Guest Conductor, Gianandrea Noseda, presents a work of amazing emotional intensity in the first of a new series exploring Tchaikovsky’s final three symphonies.
Urgent, exciting, and violent in places, Tchaikovsky’s Fourth is said to reflect the turmoil he found himself in while composing: a disastrous marriage, struggles with his sexuality and severe depression. Yet, despite the gloomy outlook, the symphony proves undoubtedly that Tchaikovsky knew how to fill his works with memorable melodies.
Known for his mastery of the Russian repertoire, for this particular album Noseda pairs Tchaikovsky with a masterpiece by his fellow countryman, Modest Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, performed here in Ravel’s iconic orchestration.
Here is Tchaikovsky’s 4th symphony, as conducted by Maestro Gergiev:
