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Offer, Romantic Serenades For Strings

Daniele Orlando (violin)

Ensemble Instrumental Musica Viva, Capella Istropolitana, Orchestra da Camera ‘Ferruccio Busoni’, Arhus Chamber Orchestra, I Solisti Aquilani, Oslo Camerata, Alexander Rudin, Jaroslav Krcek, Massimo Belli, Ove Vedsten Larsen, Flavio Emilio Scogna & Stephan Barratt‐Due

Release Date: 16th Mar 2018
Catalogue No: 95655BR
Label: Brilliant Classics
Length: 4 hours 57 minutes

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Tchaikovsky: Serenade for strings in C major, Op. 48

27:19

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Ensemble Instrumental Musica Viva
Alexander Rudin (cello)
Recorded: 6-11 May 1990
Recording Venue: Moyzes Hall, Slovak Philharmonic, Greece

Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op. 48, TH 48: I. Pezzo in forma di Sonatina

7:51

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Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op. 48, TH 48: II. Walzer

3:42

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Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op. 48, TH 48: III. Elegie

8:30

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Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op. 48, TH 48: IV. Finale

7:16

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Dvorak: Serenade for Strings in E major, Op. 22

30:36

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Cappella Istropolitana
Jaroslav Krček
Recorded: 6-11 May 1990
Recording Venue: Moyzes Hall, Slovak Philharmonic, Greece

Serenade for Strings, Op. 22, B. 52: I. Moderato

4:13

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Serenade for Strings, Op. 22, B. 52: II. Tempo di valse

7:12

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Serenade for Strings, Op. 22, B. 52: III. Scherzo: Vivace

6:37

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Serenade for Strings, Op. 22, B. 52: IV. Larghetto

6:48

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Serenade for Strings, Op. 22, B. 52: V. Finale: Allegro vivace

5:46

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Kalinnikov, Vasily: Serenade

9:13

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Nuova Orchestra da Camera Ferruccio Busoni
Massimo Belli

Janáček: Idyll for String Orchestra

30:45

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Nuova Orchestra da Camera Ferruccio Busoni
Massimo Belli
Recorded: 2-3 November 2014
Recording Venue: Auditorium del Collegio del Mondo Unito dell’Adriatico, Duino, Italy

Idylla (Idyll), JW VI / 3: I. Andante

4:30

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Idylla (Idyll), JW VI / 3: II. Allegro - Moderato - Tempo I

3:23

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Idylla (Idyll), JW VI / 3: III. Moderato - Con moto - Tempo I

4:10

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Idylla (Idyll), JW VI / 3: IV. Allegro

3:50

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Idylla (Idyll), JW VI / 3: V. Adagio - Presto - Tempo I

7:15

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Idylla (Idyll), JW VI / 3: VI. Scherzo and Trio

3:33

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Idylla (Idyll), JW VI / 3: VII. Moderato

4:04

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Elgar: Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20

13:06

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Nuova Orchestra da Camera Ferruccio Busoni
Massimo Belli
Recorded: 2-3 November 2014
Recording Venue: Auditorium del Collegio del Mondo Unito dell’Adriatico, Duino, Italy

Serenade in E Minor, Op. 20: I. Allegro piacevole

3:31

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Serenade in E Minor, Op. 20: II. Larghetto

6:37

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Serenade in E Minor, Op. 20: III. Allegretto

2:58

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Gade, N: Novelettes in F Major, Op. 53

19:28

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Aarhus Chamber Orchestra
Ove Vedsten Larsen
Recorded: 1981
Recording Venue: Ellevang Kirke, Aarhus, Denmark

Novelettes in F Major, Op. 53: I. Andantino

6:13

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Novelettes in F Major, Op. 53: II. Scherzo: Moderato

5:09

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Novelettes in F Major, Op. 53: III. Andantino con molto

4:08

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Novelettes in F Major, Op. 53: IV. Allegro vivace

3:58

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Gade, N: Novelettes in E Major, Op. 58

23:20

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Aarhus Chamber Orchestra
Ove Vedsten Larsen
Recorded: 1981
Recording Venue: Ellevang Kirke, Aarhus, Denmark

Novelettes in E Major, Op. 58: I. Andante

7:37

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Novelettes in E Major, Op. 58: II. Intermezzo: Allegro moderato

4:38

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Novelettes in E Major, Op. 58: III. Andante espressivo

6:00

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Novelettes in E Major, Op. 58: IV. Finale: Allegro con brio

5:05

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Bartók: Divertimento, BB 118, Sz. 113

28:25

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Solisti Aquilani, I
Flavio Emilio Scogna
Recorded: 7-8 March 2015

Divertimento, BB 118, Sz. 113: I. Allegro non troppo

10:13

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Divertimento, BB 118, Sz. 113: II. Molto adagio

10:29

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Divertimento, BB 118, Sz. 113: III. Allegro assai

7:43

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Ghedini: Concerto detto Il belprato

18:59

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Solisti Aquilani, I
Flavio Emilio Scogna
Recorded: 7-8 March 2015

Concerto detto Il belprato: I. Allegro moderato e spiritoso

5:01

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Concerto detto Il belprato: II. Andante fiorito

5:06

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Concerto detto Il belprato: III. Rondo: Vivace con brio

2:24

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Concerto detto Il belprato: IV. Molto adagio

3:51

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Concerto detto Il belprato: V. Quasi presto

2:37

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Rota, N: Concerto for strings

17:09

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Solisti Aquilani, I
Flavio Emilio Scogna
Recorded: 7-8 March 2015

Concerto for Strings: I. Preludio: Allegro ben moderato

4:25

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Concerto for Strings: II. Scherzo: Allegretto comodo

4:32

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Concerto for Strings: III. Aria: Andante quasi adagio

5:09

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Concerto for Strings: IV. Finale: Allegrissimo

3:03

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Hindemith: Trauermusik

10:12

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Solisti Aquilani, I
Flavio Emilio Scogna
Recorded: 7-8 March 2015

Trauermusik: I. Langsam

4:54

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Trauermusik: II. Ruhig bewegt

0:51

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Trauermusik: III. Lebhaft

1:34

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Trauermusik: IV. Choral: Fur Deinen Thron tret ich hiermit

2:53

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Suk: Serenade for String Orchestra in E flat, Op. 6

30:46

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Cappella Istropolitana
Jaroslav Krček
Recorded: 6-11 May 1990
Recording Venue: Moyzes Hall, Slovak Philharmonic, Greece

Serenade for Strings in E-Flat Major, Op. 6: I. Andante con moto

6:44

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Serenade for Strings in E-Flat Major, Op. 6: II. Allegro, ma non troppo e grazioso

5:50

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Serenade for Strings in E-Flat Major, Op. 6: III. Adagio - Più andante - Tempo I

10:26

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Serenade for Strings in E-Flat Major, Op. 6: IV. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo presto - Vivace

7:46

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Grieg: Holberg Suite, Op. 40

18:35

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Oslo Camerata
Stephan Barratt-Due
Recorded: 25-28 August 2005
Recording Venue: Lommedalen Church, Oslo, Norway

Holberg Suite, Op. 40 (Version for Strings): I. Prelude

2:32

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Holberg Suite, Op. 40 (Version for Strings): II. Sarabande

3:23

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Holberg Suite, Op. 40 (Version for Strings): III. Gavotte

3:16

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Holberg Suite, Op. 40 (Version for Strings): IV. Air

5:28

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Holberg Suite, Op. 40 (Version for Strings): V. Rigaudon

3:56

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Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

15:15

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New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
James Judd

Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves

4:35

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New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
James Judd

Fantasia on Greensleeves (arr. R. Greaves for orchestra)

4:35

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A generous and unique compilation of Romantic music for string orchestra, featuring both delightful rarities and renowned masterpieces of the genre.

The term serenade originally signified a musical greeting, usually performed out of doors in the evening, to a beloved or a person of importance. Thus the qualities of affection and lightheartedness were established early in the history of the serenade, and they continued to be respected and exploited throughout the Romantic era.

The outdoor serenade was naturally better suited to wind-instruments, with their greater volume and carrying power, but astring band was more appropriate for tender and amorous expressions. Alone of the Romantics, Dvořák composed an example of each, and his Serenade for Strings is notably more relaxed and longer-limbed. However, the high watermark for the string serenade in the late 19th century was set by Tchaikovsky, with a masterpiece that recalls the example of his beloved Mozart.

With his neoclassical Holberg Suite, Grieg looked back further still, to the world of Baroque dances. Some of the most rewarding but least-known music in the box is also Scandinavian in origin: the two symphonically scaled Novelettes of Niels Gade. Yet more heartfelt is the early Serenade by Josef Suk, and this work from 1892 set the tone for the more impassioned works for string orchestra which would be written, still in a broadly Romantic vein, during the first half of the last century. They include the profound access to an earlier age evoked by Ralph Vaughan Williams in his Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis, the sombre Trauermusik which Paul Hindemith composed overnight to mark the passing of King George V in 1936, and the darkly coloured, concerto-grosso-style Divertimento of Bartók from three years later. With their greater melodic generosity and cinematic sweep, the works by Ghedini and Rota bring the genre of serenade full circle, back to a world of straightforwardly appealing expression.

This 5-CD set contains one of the most extensive selections of Serenades for String Orchestra, a warm bath of lush, vibrant and soothing music, utterly romantic, atmospheric and beguiling, like the buzzing of a summer afternoon.

Included are the famous string serenades by Tchaikovsky and Dvořák, but also lesser known serenades by Suk, Kalinnikov, Gade, Janáček, Grieg, Elgar, Vaughan-Williams, Hindemith, Ghedini, Rota and Bartók.

The booklet contains descriptions of each work in English.