Anton Rubinstein Symphony No. 4 “Dramatic”
“…The symphony is striking in its masterly technique, daring invention in the choice of idioms, and narration of ideas.” —P.I. Tchaikovsky
Anton Rubinstein’s Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 95, emerged in 1874 – ending a dry spell of roughly 20 years since his previous efforts in the genre. It came at a time when the future of the purely instrumental symphony was in doubt, reflecting the notion of Wagner and his disciples that Beethoven had exhausted the possibilities of symphonic development – and that the day of “synthetic” art (the “Gesamtkunstwerk”), with its blend of symphonic, vocal and theatrical elements, had arrived. Rubinstein did not agree, and composed his fourth symphony in an apparent effort to prove that Beethoven’s methods were still valid.
- Emphatic, attractive and highly effective music from Russia’s first formally-trained composer
- The second in an acclaimed series of Rubinstein’s music being re-released on Delos
- Solid and idiomatically true performance from top Russian musicians
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