During his time in Italy, Tchaikovsky sketched out an elegant melody with a serenade-like quality, which he then transposed in the Adagio cantabile of his unique, spirited sextet Souvenirs de Florence. As for Ana Sokolović, she brings a cast of Commedia dell’arte characters to life with music that is truly inspired and descriptive.
Ana SOKOLOVIC, Commedia dell’arte, extracts (10 min.)
TCHAIKOVSKY, Souvenirs de Florence (37 min.)