Romeo Records 7209

BRAHMS; FRANCK

The New York Chamber Ensamble

Stephen Rogers Radcliffe
conductor
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Truly special arrangements of Brahms’ Serenade in D,according to the composer’s original thoughts on the work, and organ pieces by Cesar Franckthat sound much different when performed by a superb chamber ensemble, as they are here.

Brahms wrote the Sereande, Op. 11 for nine instruments and later orchestrated it. This delightful chamber version is presented here in a fine performance. The three short pieces by Cesar Franck were arranged from 3 of the composer's organ pieces. They sound like they were actually written for chamber ensemble with the ingratiating melodies brought to the fore