Project 366 - Listener Guide #26




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Summary: "Nothing But Strings" String orchestras can be of chamber orchestra size ranging from between 12 (4.3.2.2.1 = 12) and 21 musicians (6.5.4.4.2 = 21) or consist of the entire string section of a large symphony orchestra which could have 60 musicians (16.14.12.10.8 = 60). The repertoire for string orchestra goes from the baroque to the modern. Sometimes works originally written for string quartet, quintet, sextet etc. are arranged for string orchestra. Featuring works by Mendelssohn, Richard Strauss and Talivaldis Kenins. Detail at our archive page @ https://archive.org/details/pcast225