The Symphony No. 4 in C-sharp minor by

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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

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conducted by Israel Yinon, 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

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influences which has been compared to

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. # ''Adagio — Allegro deciso'' # ''Adagio tranquillo'' # ''Allegro giocoso''

Recordings

— Israel Yinon, 2001.Tower Records Koch Schwann * Podlasie Philharmonic —

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, 2005. Chandos

References

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