Nadezhda von Meck Photo: Public Domain
The fourth symphony is concerned with fate, a fate that Tchaikovsky felt dealt him a weak nature - perhaps referring to the vulnerability of his mental health that often left him with creative paralysis.
It's dedicated to his friend and patron Nadezhda von Meck.
Recorded at the Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ
Producer: David McCaw
Engineer: Graham Kennedy
