A collection of music for strings, including the first complete appearance of a rare LP by the Moscow Chamber Orchestra and Rudolf Barshai of music by Bartok (one of the most invigorating 'Divertimento' recordings ever made). Vivaldi is coupled with a selection of gleaming 'Visions Fugitives' (arranged by Barshai from Prokofiev's piano pieces) and the first appearance on CD of Hindemith's languid Five Pieces, Op. 44 No. 4.