Suite for Oboe and Piano, Op. 17
Year of Premiere:
1939
Composer:
Pavel Haas
Artists:
Benjamin Hausmann, oboe; Mina Miller, piano Composed in 1939, just after the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia, Haas’ suite for oboe and piano expresses an intense love of country by incorporating the melody of the St. Wenceslas chorale - the emblematic Czech musical symbol.
