This serenade reminds ro us how the wind bands have been popular in Central Europe for very long. They inspired Mozart, ans at that time were one of the main vectors of the recently perfected clarinets. Mozart"s serenades are very light and elegant. Here, Dvorak choses a more popular tone, with marked rhythms. He perfectly succeeded. It is indeed a pity that with mass tourism these bands have become low quality for tourists rather than having kept their noble popular tradition.
Thanks for uploading. Such a divine piece - so joyous and life affirming. Lovely recording This was the first thing I played on DB during early COVID (once we were allowed to, of course) and before we were all vaccinated. We were very well distanced. Playing again soon. It has a special place in my heart.
I’m guessing Dvorak wanted a more elegant bass line rather than something too brassy so he went with Cello and String Bass rather than a low brass section. Maybe could also be because you have string basses in a concert band? Those are both just conjectures. I think it sounds great with the low strings
Crisp and balanced performance. In some performances of this piece, the woodwinds drown out those three yeoman horns, and the ensemble sound is not as rich.
Depois das serenatas de Haydn e Mozart destaca-se o octeto de Schubert (q inclui cordas) e essa serenata de Dvorak. A de Gounod também merece um bom lugar.
20:02 This reminds me of communication from the mother ship in Close Encounters of the Third Kind, (1:20) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-S4PYI6TzqYk.html
