Serenade for Strings / Souvenir de Florence

Album by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & Chamber Orchestra of Europe & Gérard Korsten

Serenade for Strings and Souvenir de Florence are compositions by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, composed in 1880 and 1890 respectively. Both exemplify Tchaikovsky's Romantic-era string writing — the Serenade unfolds as lyrical, dance-inflected movements for string orchestra while Souvenir de Florence is a denser chamber sextet that juxtaposes sweeping melody with vigorous scherzo textures, reflecting his late-career engagement with classical forms and virtuosic string textures.

Serenade for Strings / Souvenir de Florence by Tchaikovsky - album cover

First released: 1993

Classical Romantic Classical

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Serenade for String Orchestra in C major, op. 48: 1. Pezzo in forma di sonatina : Andante non troppo - allegro moderato
9:45
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Serenade for String Orchestra in C major, op. 48: 2. Valse : Moderato. Tempo di valse
3:46
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Serenade for String Orchestra in C major, op. 48: 3. Elegie : Larghetto elegiaco
10:19
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Serenade for String Orchestra in C major, op. 48: 4. Finale : Tema russo. Andante - allegro con spirito
7:26
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Souvenir de Florence op. 70: 1. Allegro con spirito
10:45
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Souvenir de Florence op. 70: 2. Adagio cantabile e con moto
10:53
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Souvenir de Florence op. 70: 3. Allegretto moderato
6:48
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Souvenir de Florence op. 70: 4. Allegro vivace
6:58