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Tchaikovsky鈥檚 Fourth Symphony

The London Philharmonic Orchestra plays Beethoven's Egmont Overture and Tchaikovsky鈥檚 Fourth Symphony, along with Bartok's Violin Concerto No 2 with soloist Christian Tetzlaff.

Edward Gardner conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra in Tchaikovsky鈥檚 Fourth Symphony.

Presented by Martin Handley, from the Royal Festival Hall, London.

Beethoven: Overture, Egmont
Bart贸k: Violin Concerto No. 2

Interval

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4

Christian Tetzlaff, violin
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Edward Gardner, conductor

For Tchaikovsky, the fanfare that opens the Fourth Symphony symbolised "Fate", this being "the fatal power which prevents one from attaining the goal of happiness. There is nothing to be done but to submit to it and lament in vain". As he further explained, the first movement suggests that "all life is an unbroken alternation of hard reality with swiftly passing dreams and visions of happiness".

Beethoven鈥檚 Egmont Overture tells a tale of oppression and liberation, in which the hero鈥檚 craving for justice is confronted by a despot鈥檚 inflexibility. He too accepts the fate that awaits him with courage and honesty.

Between these fate-laden romantic works, Christian Tetzlaff joins the orchestra for Bart贸k鈥檚 Second Violin Concerto, evoking the folk music of Transylvania, which the composer heard in the Carpathian Mountains in the early years of the 20th century.

2 hours, 28 minutes

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Wed 4 Oct 2023 19:30
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Music Played

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Egmont Overture Op.84

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.

  • B茅la Bart贸k

    Violin Concerto No. 2 Sz.112

    Performer: Christian Tetzlaff. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Allemande from Partita no. 1 in B minor BWV.1002 for violin

    Performer: Christian Tetzlaff.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    October (Autumn Song) from The Seasons Op.37b for piano

    Performer: Pavel Kolesnikov.
    • Hyperion.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Symphony No. 4 in F Minor Op.36

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: I. Adagio ma non troppo e molto

    Ensemble: Mir贸 Quartet.
    • Beethoven: Complete String Quartets.
    • Pentatone.
    • 605.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: II. Allegro molto vivace

    Ensemble: Mir贸 Quartet.
    • Beethoven: Complete String Quartets.
    • Pentatone.
    • 606.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: III. Allegro moderato - Adagio

    Ensemble: Mir贸 Quartet.
    • Beethoven: Complete String Quartets.
    • Pentatone.
    • 607.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: IV. Andante ma non troppo e mol

    Ensemble: Mir贸 Quartet.
    • Beethoven: Complete String Quartets.
    • Pentatone.
    • 608.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: V. Presto

    Ensemble: Mir贸 Quartet.
    • Beethoven: Complete String Quartets.
    • Pentatone.
    • 609.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: VI. Adagio quasi un poco andant

    Ensemble: Mir贸 Quartet.
    • Beethoven: Complete String Quartets.
    • Pentatone.
    • 610.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: VII. Allegro

    Ensemble: Mir贸 Quartet.
    • Beethoven: Complete String Quartets.
    • Pentatone.
    • 611.

Broadcast

  • Wed 4 Oct 2023 19:30
    麻豆约拍 Radio 3