Zdenek Lukás

Serenata

The four untitled movements of this work exhibit all of the same characteristics: within archaic Renaissance polyphonic musical structures (for instance, in the style - but not the music - of the opening Toccata of Monteverdi's Orpheo), Zdenek Lukas employs the very deliberate melodic and rhythmic constructions which he has developed in his writing, presenting a very personal and strong artistic identity. The repeated polyphonic lines of each brass instrument evolve into strong underlying feelings of tension, even as they are obscured by a nice 'cantabile'.