Tchaikovsky & Korngold: String Sextets

The teenage Korngold possessed a compositional fluency and maturity which belied his youth; in contrast, Tchaikovsky feared—wholly unjustifiably—his own creative powers to be on the wane when writing Souvenir de Florence. The Nash Ensemble brings passion and conviction to both.

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‘The boldness, ferocity and raw red-blooded vigour of this pairing of Tchaikovsky and Korngold string sextets comes as a bracing surprise … Tchaikovsky’s chamber works aren’t exactly restrained: ...
‘It’s so vibrant and so clear; you hear every line coming in, weaving with each other, soaring above, being part of the support: obviously that’s also Korngold’s writing, but I like how The Nash Ensem ...
‘The Nash Ensemble play each work—both written for the standard sextet combination of two violins, two violas and two cellos—with restless verve and panache … the Nash make a compelling case for ...