FLAC tracks +Booklet | Classical | 00:56:50 | 262 MbTchaikovsky’s Serenade is one of the most beautiful of all works for string ensemble, and it has been frequently performed by Amsterdam Sinfonietta since its establishment in 1988.

Arensky wrote his Second String Quartet in memory of the composer, with whom he was befriended.

His homage overflows with melancholy and dark tone colours.

The middle movement, based on a song by Tchaikovsky, was later arranged by Arensky for string orchestra.

Tracklist:01. Serenade for Strings Op. 48 in C major: I. Pezzo in forma di Sonatina. Andante non troppo-Allegro moderato02. Serenade for Strings Op. 48 in C major: II. Valse. Moderato-Tempo di Valse03. Serenade for Strings Op. 48 in C major: III. Élégie. Larghetto elegiaco04. Serenade for Strings Op. 48 in C major: IV. Finale (Tema russo). Andante-Allegro con spirito05. Chamber Symphony, Op. 35 in A Minor (In memory of P.I. Tchaikovsky [after String Quartet No. 2]): I. Moderato06. Chamber Symphony, Op. 35 in A Minor (In memory of P.I. Tchaikovsky [after String Quartet No. 2]): II. Theme, Variations and Coda07. Chamber Symphony, Op. 35 in A Minor (In memory of P.I. Tchaikovsky [after String Quartet No. 2]): III. Finale: Andante sostenuto – Allegro moderato