Close Encounters With Music: Vivace Chamber Orchestra – Tchaikovsky, Grieg, Britten, Boccherini, Barber
Close Encounters With Music: Vivace Chamber Orchestra – Tchaikovsky, Grieg, Britten, Boccherini, Barber
Composed by Tchaikovsky to counter a bout of insomnia and melancholy, Serenade for Strings immediately cheered him up, and he reported “feeling well, invigorated and content”—as gratified listeners have over the years.