Boston Symphony Orchestra

For symphony orchestra.

Movements:
1. Andante sostenuto — Moderato con anima (F minor)
2. Andantino in modo di canzona (B-flat minor)
3. Scherzo . Pizzicato ostinato . Allegro (F major)
4. Finale...Read more

For symphony orchestra.

Movements:
1. Andante sostenuto — Moderato con anima (F minor)
2. Andantino in modo di canzona (B-flat minor)
3. Scherzo . Pizzicato ostinato . Allegro (F major)
4. Finale . Allegro con fuoco (F major)

Composed in 1877 and dedicated “To my best friend”, meaning Nadezhda von Meck. In a letter to her, the composer described the opening fanfare as the image of fate, an inexorable force.

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