Dvořák: Serenades – Suk: Meditation
Prague Philharmonia, Jakub Hrůša
“In my opinion, as soon as Dvorák starts to be pompous, frilly, over-stylized, even rash or studiously virtuoso, the approach is wrong. My goal was to emphasize its simplicity and naturalness, because when this is lost, Dvorák isn’t Dvorák anymore.” These words of Jakub Hruša shine through the young onductor’s third CD, in which he again juxtaposes the works of teacher Antonín Dvorák and his student Josef Suk.
Dvořák: Serenade for Strings in E major, Op. 22
I. Moderato
II. Menuetto. Allegro con moto
III. Scherzo. Vivace
IV. Larghetto
V. Finale. Allegro vivace
Dvořák: Serenade for Wind Instruments in D Minor, Op. 44, B. 77
I. Moderato, quasi marcia
II. Menuetto. Tempo di minuetto
III. Andante con moto
IV. Finale. Allegro molto
Suk: Meditation on the Old Czech Chorale Saint Wenceslas, Op. 35a