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Step inside the studio with the Mendelssohn Chamber Orchestra as it records its latest album: BIZET, TCHAIKOVSKY: Tales on Strings.

Although not a single note by Schumann is played on the album, the recording is deeply haunted by his spirit. Both Bizet and Tchaikovsky were inspired by the path opened by Schumann’s piano miniatures, Scenes from Childhood.

In this behind-the-scenes video, the recording process reveals how these short musical “genre pictures” — often lasting just one or two minutes — are able to capture entire worlds. The video also explores the unique challenge of re-orchestrating works originally written for piano, including Bizet’s piece, which was composed for four hands and requires extraordinary pianistic skill.

While the piano is a remarkably homogeneous instrument, a string orchestra can be viewed in a similar way. The central question becomes how the timbres of a string orchestra can be used to reveal the colours and character the composers may have imagined.

Although these works are often described as “music for children,” they are far more than that: they are true masterpieces, inviting listeners of all ages to engage with them.

🎻 Album: BIZET, TCHAIKOVSKY: Tales on Strings
🎙️ Performed by: Mendelssohn Chamber Orchestra
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