The teenage Korngold possessed a compositional fluency and maturity which belied his youth. In contrast, Tchaikovsky feared - wholly unjustifiably - his own creative powers...

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.