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Symphony No 4 opens with a dramatic descent from quietly chattering high violins to a sonorous full orchestral texture, and goes on to make that contrast a feature of the entire first movement, adding the occasional emotional twist of a short sighing violin figure. Strong dynamic contrasts likewise help shape the dark and restless middle movement, but the finale offers a brighter prospect, suddenly jubilant and celebratory in tone.
from notes by Lindsay Kemp © 2015
Recordings
 Bach (CPE): SymphoniesStudio Master: SIGCD395Download onlyStudio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available  CPE Bach: a trailblazer, whose music is bright and effervescent, constantly shifting and wrong-footing the listener with wild changes of colour and direction. And yet CPE Bach is these days almost entirely eclipsed by his father, Johann Sebastian. ...» More |
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Movement 1: Allegro, ma non troppo
Movement 2: Largo ed innocentemente
Movement 3: Allegro assai
