| 1878 y. |
The widow of a wealthy railroad entrepreneur Filaretovna Nadezhda von Meck was rampant fan of Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky.Hope Filaretovna for thirteen years, carried on correspondence with Peter Ilyich and sponsored it.It so happened that Hope Filaretovna never met personally with Tchaikovsky.Grateful patron of Tchaikovsky dedicated his Fourth Symphony, constitute an entire epoch in the works of Tchaikovsky.
Under the direction of Nikolai Rubinstein Fourth Symphony was first performed in Moscow on February 22, 1878.The expected impression on Muscovites Tchaikovsky Fourth Symphony is not produced.
Tchaikovsky was at that time in Florence did not find enthusiastic response of the press.But in St. Petersburg premiere of the Fourth Symphony caused a sensation.We heartily adopted the Fourth Symphony and in Paris. |
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