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Dmitry Sitkovetsky, who conducts the NES Chamber Orchestra on this disc, follows in the footsteps of J.S. Bach, Gustav Mahler, and Rudolf Barshai in taking chamber works of other composers and transcribing them for larger orchestral forces. What we have here are two such transcriptions. The Dohnanyi Serenade in C Major was originally a string trio (a youthful opus 10) and the Brahms a string sextet. Of the two, the Dohnanyi achieves the greater level of illumination. Sitkovetsky allows the work's romantic richness a fullness of character lacking in its original trio format. The Brahms is more problematic. But Sitkovetsky manages to maintain his focus on Brahms's distinctive use of melody (rather than color, as in the Dohnanyi). An excellent recording ambience makes this a noteworthy release. --Paul Cook
Dohnanyi: Serenade in C Major, Op. 10; Brahms: Sextet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 36 / Sitkovetsky, NES Chamber Orchestra, Music, Johannes Brahms, Ernst von Dohnanyi, Dmitry Sitkovetsky, NES Chamber Orchestra, Chamber, Chamber Music & Recitals, Classical, Classical Composers, Classical Music, Sextet for Six String Instruments, Trio for Three String Instruments
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Track Listings
Standard Issue [Live] [Import]
With a Song in My Heart [Import]
Young & the Hopeless [CD-single] [Import]