Vinko Štrucl (Oberkrainer Sextett)

“Gorsko jezero” (Slovenian for “Mountain lake”) or “Am gebirggsee” (German for “At the mountain lake”) is an instrumental waltz by Slovenian composer and musician Vinko Štrucl. It was recorded by Slovenski instrumentalni kvintet (Oberkrainer Sextett) in the 1970s, whose albums credited the composition to Štrucl’s pseudonym, Vine Darin. Vinko Štrucl (1933-2006) worked across Slovenian folk (Oberkrainer), brass, and orchestral music, and led the Police Orchestra of Slovenia for several years. He wrote over 500 songs for brass bands, orchestras, and folk music ensembles in Slovenia and abroad. He performed in an early iteration of Slovenian folk ensemble Dobri Znanci, worked closely with Slovenski instrumentalni kvintet (now known as Slovenski Muzikantje, […]