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Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48

188029 min

This guide follows Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48 (1880) in four parts: Pezzo in forma di sonatina. Andante non troppo – Allegro moderato (sonata form), Valse. Moderato – Tempo di valse, Élégie. Larghetto elegiaco and Finale (Tema russo). Andante – Allegro con spirito (sonata form).

Recording: Terje Tønnesen (artistic director), Norwegian Chamber Orchestra

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Follow all 34 sections as they play

  1. IPezzo in forma di . – · Sonata form
  2. II. –
  3. III.
  4. IV ( russo). – · Sonata form
IPezzo in forma di . – Sonata form0:22–9:20

A weighty 36- , marked marcatissimo (always very marked), uses double stops in violins and violas. The then starts with a dancing first , which after a . The follows, with a . This is a , so there is no : the first comes straight back in the in C major, then the , and the ends on a heavy C chord.

  1. :
II. – 9:25–13:17
III. 13:19–22:31
IV ( russo). – Sonata form22:33–29:51

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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