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TCHAIKOVSKY, P.: Serenade in C major / The Seasons (arr. A. Gauk) (Moscow Chamber Orchestra, Orbelian)

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TCHAIKOVSKY, P.: Serenade in C major / The Seasons (arr. A. Gauk) (Moscow Chamber Orchestra, Orbelian)

Composer(s):Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich
Artist(s) Orbelian, Constantine, Conductor • Moscow Chamber Orchestra
Period(s) Romantic
Genre Classical Music
Category Orchestral
Catalogue DE3255
Label Delos
Quality   320kbps
Album Price
 
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USD 16.99
 

 
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Lovely, not necessarily familiar Tchaikovsky
Review By PH91778,May 2013

Here we have two Tchaikovsky works played by a chamber orchestra: the famous String Serenade, and Alexander Gauk's arrangement of the piano pieces 'The Seasons' (which really should be called 'The Months', as there are twelve of them). I mention the fact that this is a small orchestra, because it gives a great clarity to the music, particularly in the bass: in the Serenade, Tchaikovsky's double-bass line, when not doubling the cellos, can often sound just like a hum or a buzz with a big orchestra. Here you can actually hear the notes!

The performance of the Serenade is lyrical rather than very forceful; at the very start, instead of the strings leaping out of the speakers at you, the melody seems to flower and grow, a nice effect. Time and again through the work you more....






 

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