Dvořák was a composer steeped in the national and folk music of his Bohemian homeland, and his orchestral music combines a broad and soulful melodic sweep with sparkling orchestration. This disc of orchestral miniatures and music in a lighter vein features a number of arrangements of compositions originally designed for smaller forces. These include the Mazurka for violin and orchestra and the two concertante works for cello and orchestra. The Suite in A, sometimes known as the American Suite, was originally conceived for piano and orchestrated by the composer before his return from America.