| Symphony No. 4 | |
| Subtitle: | Deliciæ Basilienses |
| Composer: | Arthur Honegger |
| Dedication: | Paul Sacher |
| Movements: | three |
The Symphony No. 4 by Swiss composer Arthur Honegger is a work for orchestra, written in 1946 on a commission from Paul Sacher. Subtitled Deliciæ Basilienses,[1] it was first performed on 21 January 1947, by the chamber orchestra Basler Kammerorchester under Sacher. On the same program were the premieres of two other works commissioned by Sacher: Igor Stravinsky's Concerto in D and Bohuslav Martinů's Toccata e due Canzoni.
Honegger's symphony, which contains musical quotations from two Basel folk songs, expresses the composer's happiness during a pleasant stay in the Swiss countryside after the end of World War II.[2] Despite the pastoral and often joyous mood throughout much of the symphony, the closing minutes include some tragic or more serious elements.
Honegger's Fourth Symphony is a three-movement work with a total running time of about 27 minutes. The movements are titled:
This symphony is published by Éditions Salabert.
Recordings of this symphony include full sets of Honegger's symphonies performed by:
Additional recordings of this symphony include: