for Wind Instruments Violoncello and Double Bass op. 44-Serenade In D Minor Op.44 for Oboe I II; Clar I II; Bsn I II; Contra-Bsn; Horn I-III; Vc; KbIn 1878 Dvorák was in Vienna and was so impressed by a performance of Mozart?s Wind Serenade in B-flat major K. 361 that he wrote his own wind serenade within the space of two weeks after his return. Taking Mozart?s piece as his model he supplemented the wind band with a bass part for Violoncello and Double Bass.The Op.44 Serenade In D Minor which also delighted Johannes Brahms was issued by Dvorák?s publisher Simrock shortly after its première. Barenreiter's new Urtext edition draws on this first print while usingthe autograph to correct a number of mistakes and above all inconsistencies in articulation.First Urtext edition of Dvorák?s popular Serenade for windsDetailed Foreword by Dvorák expert David R. Beveridge (Eng/Cz/Ger)Critical Commentary by Robin Tait (Eng)