As in so many of Pavel Stanék's compositions, Moravia's picturesque landscape was the inspiration for the Moravian Suite.

The introductory pastoral is a lyrical painting. Expressive motifs in the woodwind instruments gradually rise to a majestic, colourfully instrumented sound surface. The second movement is based on the folk song "Mùj koníèku sivý" and has the expressive character of a ballad. The concluding dance in the typical double time of the "rebel rhythm" sounds like a scherzo and le...