Serenade for Strings - Ormandy - The Strings Of The Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy’s Serenade for Strings album with the Philadelphia Orchestra captures a particular kind of mid-century refinement — that lush, seamless string sound that defined an era of American orchestral playing. Recorded in the years when Ormandy’s ensemble was at its most polished, the album is less about individual brilliance and more about collective discipline and beauty of tone. The Serenade for Strings by Tchaikovsky gives the record its name, but the real strength of the program lies in how Ormandy places that familiar work alongside other string masterpieces that reveal different shades of lyricism and emotion.
Artist(s): Conductor – Eugene Ormandy
Orchestra – The Philadelphia Orchestra
Recording Info: Released 1960
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Serenade In C Major For String Orchestra, Op. 48
Composed By – Tchaikovsky
1 Pezzo In Forma Di Sonatina 5:52
2 Waltz 3:49
3 Elegia 8:04
4 Finale (Tema Russo) 4:21
5 Nocturne For String Orchestra 8:54
Arranged By – Malcolm Sargent
Composed By – Borodin
6 Adagio For Strings, Op. 11 7:46
Composed By – Barber
7 Fantasia On Greensleeves 5:01
Composed By – Vaughan Williams
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