Written shortly after the epic "Eroica" expanded the concept of what a symphony can be, Ludwig van Beethoven's Fourth Symphony makes a simpler statement. It's a crowd-pleaser. Symphony No. 4 is more ...

A tortured Romantic genius — destined to die young — celebrates the beauty of nature and the majesty of a medieval cathedral. Robert and Clara Schumann arrived in the Rhineland city of Dusseldorf on 2 ...

This time, the masterpieces we share are by Franz Schubert, and include the first movement of Symphony No. 2 as well as Symphony No. 4 in its entirety, both conducted by Suzuki Masaaki.

Mahler will always be remembered for his huge orchestral works – and his Symphony No.4 fits perfectly into that mould. It’s interesting, then, that the symphony also exists in pared down form. At the ...

Mahler came to regard the Fourth Symphony as the closing work in a quartet of works, although there are still seeds of it left in the Fifth Symphony. The music in the Fourth is all derived from the ...

We revisit host Robin Young's conversation with musical blogger Fran Hoepfner about Mendelssohn's "Symphony No. 4." Why Felix Mendelssohn's 'Symphony No. 4' Is Known As The 'Italian' Symphony Listen ...

In his later years Karol Szymanowski spent much of his time in the resort town of Zakopane in the Tatra Mountains. He found a rich source of inspiration in the local folk music with its augmented ...