Dvořák A. Serenades from Bohemia / Czech Nonet, Academy in the Feelds, I.Klánský, P.Hůla

Serenades from Bohemia in Memoriam Sir Neville Marriner (1924-2016) :

1.-5. Antonín Dvořák - Octet-Serenade in E, B 36 first version of String Serenade in E B 52 (1873)

6.-10. Antonín Dvořák - Serenade for Strings in E, op.22 B 52, definitive writing (1875)

11. Antonín Dvořák - Serenade for Winds in D Minor, op.44 B 77 arranged for nonet by František Hertl

Czech Nonet (1-5, 11)

Jiří Skuhra flute, Aleš Hustoleš clarinet, Jiří Krejčí oboe, Pavel Langpaul bassoon, Vladimíra Klánská French horn, Jana Herajnová violin (op.44), Jan Nykryn viola, Simona Hečová cello, Radovan Heč double-bass (op.22 original)

Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (6-10)

Neville Marriner conductor

Guest soloists (1-5):

Ivan Klánský piano, Pavel Hůla violin, Vladimír Klánský violin

First perfected by Mozart, the ‘classic’ serenade spread its wings with Dvořák, although it had to be discreetly toned down to gain the approval of royal salons. Village fete music and bandstand concerts mingle with waltzes and minuets. Cheerful, yet far from frivolous, the music challenges Dante’s claim that paradise cannot be described. A tribute to Sir Neville Marriner (1924–2016) and to the Czech approach to wind instruments.

(Praga Digitals 2016)