Idyll: Serenades by Janácek, Elgar, Kalinnikov

Featuring

Massimo Belli
Orchestra da Camera Ferruccio Busoni
Vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov
Leoš Janáček
Edward Elgar

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Kalinnikov drew inspiration from the writer Turgenev's style, conjuring atmosphere through themes and rhythms derived from Russian folk songs.

Composition History

Edward Elgar's Serenade Op.20 for strings was written for and dedicated to Edward W. Whinfield, an organ builder and amateur musician.

Composer Biography

Leoš Janáček, a Czech composer, was a friend of Dvořák and received his musical education in Prague, a city focused on promoting Czech national identity.

Composer's Artistic Vision

While still a student, Janáček became interested in musical psychology and the physiology of acoustics, which inspired him to go beyond traditional harmony.

Composer Biography

Vassily Kalinnikov, a Russian composer and bassoonist, was introduced to the Moscow Opera in 1892 by Tchaikovsky.

Performer Biography

The Orchestra da Camera 'Ferruccio Busoni' is one of Italy's first chamber orchestras, founded in 1965, and is the oldest in the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region.