The rediscovery of the rich Eastern European repertory of the late 19th and early 20th centuries continues with this release by the Janácek Chamber Orchestra, one of the numerous small ensembles in the supremely musical Czech Republic that merit international recognition. The genre of the suite for string orchestra was a distinct tradition during this period, used for crowd-pleasing but by no means lightweight works. Leos Janácek's Suite for string orchesta, JW VI/2, was written within three years of Tchaikovsky's Serenade ...
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The rediscovery of the rich Eastern European repertory of the late 19th and early 20th centuries continues with this release by the Janácek Chamber Orchestra, one of the numerous small ensembles in the supremely musical Czech Republic that merit international recognition. The genre of the suite for string orchestra was a distinct tradition during this period, used for crowd-pleasing but by no means lightweight works. Leos Janácek's Suite for string orchesta, JW VI/2, was written within three years of Tchaikovsky's Serenade for strings in C major, Op. 48; it does not have the almost neo-classic quality of the Tchaikovsky, but its six short movements, originally titled with the names of parts of the Baroque dance suite, is nearly as infectious. The Martinu Sextet for two violins, two violas, and two cellos, H. 224, is a fine example of that composer's Czech-French style, spiky and witty and the same time, and Pavel Haas' Study for string orchestra, written and premiered at the Terezin concentration...
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