Tchaikovsky - Serenade for strings in C major, Op. 48

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[Simovic] encourages a soaring cantabile reminiscent of Herbert von Karajan's early 1980s take [on the Serenade] with the Berlin Phil, but without the German's sheer heft...If the Tchaikovsky... — BBC Music Magazine, Awards Issue 2015, 4 out of 5 stars More…

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