Sir Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Antonín Dvořák: Serenades Op. 22 & 44 (1982)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 199 Mb | Total time: 51:04 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Philips | # 400 020-2 | Recorded: 1981
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 199 Mb | Total time: 51:04 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Philips | # 400 020-2 | Recorded: 1981
Dvořák's two splendidly tuneful serenades are so attractive that you will find the tunes stuck in your head for days afterwards. If this makes you crazy, then you might want to exercise caution before playing them! Each is written for different forces: one for strings, the other for winds (with a single double bass to reinforce the bottom end). The Serenade for Winds is particularly special, being the ultimate example of a form that Czech composers really did better than anyone else. The wind writing has that essential "outdoors" quality, but it's also completely smooth and euphonious. Sir Neville Marriner's band does the music proud. This is one of their best recordings.