Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings

Royal Northern Sinfonia and Maria Wloszczowska’s first concert of the season is a real showstopper. Schoenberg's Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night) is a seriously indulgent pieces of music – rich, indulgent, almost impossibly romantic. Benjamin Britten’s piece for voice and strings is music that’s direct and powerful in a quite different way: spare, tight and full of suspense. Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings is a lush soundscape that’ll leave with a warm glow as you head out into an autumn night.

Performing:

Maria Włoszczowska - director/violin
Rebecca Bottone - soprano
Royal Northern Sinfonia

The music:

Benjamin Britten Les Illuminations (21’)
Arnold Schoenberg Verklärte Nacht (30’)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings (28’)