Tchaikovsky: Serenade For Strings, Op. 48

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The popular Serenade is showcased alongside rarities including arrangements of two string quartets. The orchestra’s warm, cushioned sound is attractive, but a less reverberant acoustic might... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2022, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 13th May 2022
Catalogue No: 96520
Label: Brilliant Classics
Length: 65 minutes

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Tchaikovsky: Snegurochka (the Snow Maiden), Op. 12, Act II

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Lev Klychkov
Baltic Chamber Orchestra
Emmanuel Leducq-Barome

Melodrama

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Tchaikovsky: String Quartet in B-Flat Major (Arr. N. Brucher for string orchestra)

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Baltic Chamber Orchestra
Emmanuel Leducq-Barome

Tchaikovsky: Elegy for strings

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Lev Klychkov
Baltic Chamber Orchestra
Emmanuel Leducq-Barome

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

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Lev Klychkov
Baltic Chamber Orchestra
Emmanuel Leducq-Barome

I. Pezzo in forma di Sonatina

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II. Walzer

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III. Élégie

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IV. Finale

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Excerpt, Tchaikovsky: String Quartet No. 3 in E flat minor, Op. 30

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Lev Klychkov
Baltic Chamber Orchestra
Emmanuel Leducq-Barome

III. Andante funebre e doloroso, ma con moto (Arr. A.K. Glazunov for string orchestra)

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The centerpiece of this Tchaikovsky program is the famous Serenade for Strings Op.48. It was composed in September and October 1880, freely and without commission, a response – so Tchaikovsky wrote to his patron, Nadezdha von Meck – to feeling ‘somewhat restless and unwell.’ He said that the Serenade arose from an innate impulse ‘having the freedom to think’, as he wrote, and to his publisher Jurgenson: ‘I love this Serenade terribly..’ The premiere was given at a surprise concert for Tchaikovsky at the end of 1880 at the Moscow Conservatoire – the orchestra made up of students and professionals – and was first heard publicly the following year, since when it has become arguably the most popular of all works for string orchestra. Especially the Waltz gained “Music for the Millions” fame.

The other works on this disc present some rarities: the Melodrama Snow Maiden Op.12, the String Quartet Op posth. in B-flat minor arranged by Nikolai Brucher, Elegy to the Memory of J. Samarin, and the String Quartet Op.30 - III. Andante Funebre e Doloroso, arranged by Alexander Glazunov.

The Baltic Chamber Orchestra is made up of soloists of the Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra and was formed by the conductor Emmanuel Leducq-Barôme and the violinist Lev Klychkov early in the year 2000. The steady rise to prominence of the conductor Emmanuel Leducq-Barôme has shown the qualities of this exceptionally-gifted musician, who was admitted, at the age of 21, into the class of conductor Mariss Jansons at the St Petersburg Conservatory. Emmanuel concluded his studies there under the legendary pedagogue Ilya Musin. Their Richard Strauss CD received a Gramophone Editor’s Choice: "Rarely have I been as moved by Strauss's 'Study for 23 solo strings' ... as I was when listening to this richly-textured recording by the Baltic Chamber Orchestra. Although the chosen tempos are comparatively broad, Emmanuel Leducq-Barôme keeps you on edge of your seat, principally by achieving maximum tension at the crest of each phrase”.

Recorded June 2019 in St Petersburg, Russia.

World-premiere recordings of the Glazunov and Brucher string quartet arrangements. Booklet in English contains liner notes by English critic and broadcaster Robert Matthew-Walker, along with biographies of the musicians.

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July 2022

The popular Serenade is showcased alongside rarities including arrangements of two string quartets. The orchestra’s warm, cushioned sound is attractive, but a less reverberant acoustic might allow for more articulation and nuance.

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