Symphony No. 4 in C minor, Op. 43

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:orchestra
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Royal_Concertgebouw_Orchestra
gptkb:Dmitri_Shostakovich
gptkb:Chicago_Symphony_Orchestra
gptkb:Los_Angeles_Philharmonic
gptkb:Berlin_Philharmonic
gptkb:London_Symphony_Orchestra
gptkbp:critical_reception initially controversial
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced later composers
gptkbp:cultural_significance reflects Soviet society
gptkbp:dedication to the memory of the victims of the Great Purge
gptkbp:duration approximately 50 minutes
gptkbp:historical_context written during Stalin's regime
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Symphony No. 4 in C minor, Op. 43
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Tchaikovsky
gptkb:Brahms
gptkb:Mahler
European classical tradition
gptkbp:influences Russian folk music
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:musician
gptkb:harp
brass
strings
percussion
timpani
woodwinds
gptkbp:key C minor
gptkbp:mood dark and intense
gptkbp:movement gptkb:Allegretto
gptkb:Allegro_non_troppo
gptkb:Lento
gptkb:Scherzo
gptkb:4
gptkbp:music_style fugue
sonata form
theme and variations
gptkbp:notable_conductors gptkb:Bernstein
gptkbp:notable_performance gptkb:Leningrad_Philharmonic_Orchestra
frequently performed in concert halls
gptkbp:notable_production conducted by Evgeny Mravinsky
gptkbp:notable_recordings multiple orchestras
Bernstein with the New York Philharmonic
gptkbp:orchestration large orchestra
gptkbp:performance approximately 50 minutes
gptkbp:premiere_date 1936-12-30
gptkbp:reunion gptkb:1961
gptkbp:style modern classical
gptkbp:theme complex and contrasting
gptkbp:user_reviews positive in later years
gptkbp:year_composed 1936
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Symphony_No._5_in_F_major,_Op._76
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5