Serenade for Strings (Suk)

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Josef Suk's Serenade for Strings in E♭ major, Op. 6 was composed in 1892. While Suk was studying under Antonín Dvořák at the Prague Conservatory, Dvořák noticed a melancholy strain in much of Suk's music, and recommended he write some lighter and more cheerful music. Based on Dvořák's suggestion, Suk produced a serenade for strings. The serenade soon brought Suk considerable fame and Dvořák's longtime supporter, Johannes Brahms, endorsed its publication. The serenade comprises four movements:

  1. Andante con moto
  2. Allegro ma non troppo e grazioso
  3. Adagio
  4. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo presto
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