This a great program of Russian works performed by chamber orchestra. The Tchaikovsky serenade is the original work; the works by Glinka and Mussorgsky are masterful transcriptions for chamber orchestra (Glinka) and string orchestra (Mussorgsky). The ARCO Chamber Orchestra was originally founded in Russia in 1989 at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory by Levon Ambartsumian. When Mr. Ambartsumian joined the University of Georgia's School of Music faculty in In 1995, he remained the artistic director and conductor of the orchestra, moving it's home base to the Hugh Hodgson School of Music, where the ensemble has now become a talented international blend of musicians. Since it's creation, Ambartsumian has led UGA's ARCO Chamber Orchestra, commercially releasing 15 albums and has performing four times in Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall.

Tracklist:

Valse-Fantasie In B Minor (Arr. I. Kholopov For Chamber Orchestra) [Live]
Serenade For String Orchestra, Op. 48, Th 48: I. Pezzo In Forma Di Sonatina. Andante Non Troppo - Allegro Moderato (Live)
Serenade For String Orchestra, Op. 48, Th 48: II. Valse. Moderato (Live)
Serenade For String Orchestra, Op. 48, Th 48: III. Elegia. Larghetto Elegiaco (Live)
Serenade For String Orchestra, Op. 48, Th 48: IV. Tema Russo. Andante - Allegro Con Spirito (Live)
Pictures At An Exhibition (Arr. I. Kholopov For Chamber Orchestra): Promenade I [Live]
Pictures At An Exhibition (Arr. I. Kholopov For Chamber Orchestra): I. Gnomus [Live]
Pictures At An Exhibition (Arr. I. Kholopov For Chamber Orchestra): Promenade II [Live]
Pictures At An Exhibition (Arr. I. Kholopov For Chamber Orchestra): II. Il Vecchio Castello [Live]
Pictures At An Exhibition (Arr. I. Kholopov For Chamber Orchestra): Promenade III [Live]
Pictures At An Exhibition (Arr. I. Kholopov For Chamber Orchestra): III. Tuileries [Dispute D'enfants Après Jeux] [Li
Pictures At An Exhibition (Arr. I. Kholopov For Chamber Orchestra): IV. Bydło [Live]
Pictures At An Exhibition (Arr. I. Kholopov For Chamber Orchestra): Promenade IV [Live]
Pictures At An Exhibition (Arr. I. Kholopov For Chamber Orchestra): V. Ballet Of Unhatched Chicks In Their Shells [Live]
Pictures At An Exhibition (Arr. I. Kholopov For Chamber Orchestra): VI. Samuel Goldenberg And Schmuÿle [Live]
Pictures At An Exhibition (Arr. I. Kholopov For Chamber Orchestra): Promenade V [Live]
Pictures At An Exhibition (Arr. I. Kholopov For Chamber Orchestra): VII. Limoges, Le Marché [La Grande Nouvelle] [Live]
Pictures At An Exhibition (Arr. I. Kholopov For Chamber Orchestra): Viiia. Catacombæ [Sepulcrum Romanum] [Live]
Pictures At An Exhibition (Arr. I. Kholopov For Chamber Orchestra): Viiib. Con Mortuis In Lingua Mortua [Live]
Pictures At An Exhibition (Arr. I. Kholopov For Chamber Orchestra): IX. The Hut On Fowl's Legs [Baba-Yagá] [Live]
Pictures At An Exhibition (Arr. I. Kholopov For Chamber Orchestra): X. The Great Gate Of Kiev [Live]

UPC: 044747380025
Label: Centaur
Release Date: 11.6.20
Format: CD

Glinka / Ambartsumian / Arco Chamber Orch - Valse-Fantasie / Serenade (CD)