The Symphony No. 4 in C-sharp minor by Alexander Tansman was written between 1936 and 1939. In the meantime Tansman acquired

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citizenship and married pianist Colette Cras, to whom the symphony is dedicated (''À ma femme''). Despite dating from his most successful period it wasn't premiered in his lifetime, only receiving its first performance in a 1998 studio recording by the Bamberg Symphony conducted by

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, 12 years after the composer's death. It lasts around 20/25 minutes and consists of three movements: a tense

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with a somber slow introduction, an introspective Adagio for strings alone and a contrapuntal finale fusing

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and jazz influences which has been compared to Hindemith. # ''Adagio — Allegro deciso'' # ''Adagio tranquillo'' # ''Allegro giocoso''

Recordings

* Bamberg Symphony —

, 2001.Tower Records

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* Podlasie Philharmonic — Marcin Nałęcz-Niesiołowski. Dux * Melbourne Symphony — Oleg Caetani, 2005. Chandos

References

Compositions by Alexandre Tansman 1939 compositions Compositions in C-sharp minor Tansman 4 {{symphony-stub