Josef Suk: Early Recordings
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Label: Supraphon
Cat No: SU40752
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 6
Release Date: 12th December 2011
Contents
Works
Violin Sonata no.1 in G major, op.78Violin Sonata no.2 in A major, op.100
Violin Sonata no.3 in D minor, op.108
Waltzes (16), op.39 (solo piano)
Suite bergamasque
Romantic Pieces (4), op.75
Sonatina in G major for violin and piano, op.100
Violin Sonata in F major, op.57 B106
Violin Sonata in A major
Violin Sonata no.3 in C minor, op.45
Sonatina for violin and cello, H80
Violin Sonata
Duo for violin and cello, op.7
Duo no.1 for Violin and Cello, H157
Duo for violin and viola in B flat major, K424
Violin Sonata, FP119
Violin Sonata in B minor, P110
Sonatina in D major, D384 op.posth.137 no.1
Violin Sonata in A major, D574 'Duo Sonata'
Klavierstucke (12) for piano four hands, op.85
Artists
Josef Suk (violin)Alfred Holecek (piano)
Jan Panenka (piano)
Josef Hala (piano)
Milan Skampa (viola)
Andre Navarra (cello)
Works
Violin Sonata no.1 in G major, op.78Violin Sonata no.2 in A major, op.100
Violin Sonata no.3 in D minor, op.108
Waltzes (16), op.39 (solo piano)
Suite bergamasque
Romantic Pieces (4), op.75
Sonatina in G major for violin and piano, op.100
Violin Sonata in F major, op.57 B106
Violin Sonata in A major
Violin Sonata no.3 in C minor, op.45
Sonatina for violin and cello, H80
Violin Sonata
Duo for violin and cello, op.7
Duo no.1 for Violin and Cello, H157
Duo for violin and viola in B flat major, K424
Violin Sonata, FP119
Violin Sonata in B minor, P110
Sonatina in D major, D384 op.posth.137 no.1
Violin Sonata in A major, D574 'Duo Sonata'
Klavierstucke (12) for piano four hands, op.85
Artists
Josef Suk (violin)Alfred Holecek (piano)
Jan Panenka (piano)
Josef Hala (piano)
Milan Skampa (viola)
Andre Navarra (cello)
About
On the morning of 7 July 2011, the agencies brought the sad news that one of the legends of 20th century music had passed away. Josef Suk ranks among the most accomplished violinists of the epoch. When he launched his artistic career, he was gifted with unquestionable talent but also felt the obligation to meet enormous general expectations - he was, after all, the grandson of the composer Josef Suk and great grandson of the maestro Antonin Dvořak!.
Back in the mid-1950s he won international recognition – and began recording too. The presented recordings, most of them on CD for the very first time, date from 1956-1967 and introduce Josef Suk as a mature artist with a distinct interpretational approach and a beautiful, characteristic tone. Within a short time he recorded, primarily with pianists (Holeček, Panenka, Hala), a remarkably extensive repertoire, ranging from pieces by his beloved Dvořak and Suk (to whom he would repeatedly return) to sonatas by Debussy and Janaček (for which he received a Grand Prix du Disque de l’Academie Charles Cros), as well as duos by Kodaly and Honegger with the cellist Andre Navarra.
These carefully remastered recordings serve as a historical document and, above all, bear witness to the art of a superlative young musician whose name would later be spoken of in the same breath as other legends.
Contents:
CD I
Antonín Dvořák
Romantic Pieces for Violin and Piano, Op.75 (B 150)
1. I Allegro moderato
2. II Allegro maestoso
3. III Allegro appassionato
4. IV Larghetto
Sonatina for Violin and Piano in G major, Op.100 (B 183)
5. I Allegro risoluto
6. II Larghetto
7. III Scherzo. Molto vivace
8. IV Finale. Allegro
Sonata for Violin and Piano in F major, Op.57 (B 106)
9. I Allegro, ma non troppo
10. II Poco sostenuto
11. III Allegro molto
Josef Suk
Four Pieces for Violin and Piano, Op.17
12. I Quasi ballata
13. II Appassionato
14. III Un poco triste
15. IV Burlesque
Josef Suk (violin), Josef Hála (piano), Jan Panenka (piano)
Recorded at the Domovina Studio, Prague: 1956, 1957 & 1958
CD II
Leoš Janáček
Sonata for Violin and Piano
1. I Con moto
2. II Ballade. Con moto
3. III Allegretto
4. IV Adagio. Un poco piů mosso
Bedřich Smetana
From the Homeland. Two pieces for Violin and Piano
5. I Moderato
6. II Andantino. Moderato. Allegro vivo. Moderato assai. Presto
Jaroslav Ježek
Sonata for Violin and Piano (1933)
7. I Allegro vivo / Allegretto
8. II Lento
9. III Largo
10. IV Allegro
Bohuslav Martinů
Duo for Violin and Cello No.1, H 157
11. I Preludium. Andante moderato
12. II Rondo. Allegro con brio
Duo for Cello and Violin No.2, H 371
13. I Allegretto
14. II Adagio
15. III Poco allegro
Josef Suk (violin), Jan Panenka (piano), André Navarra (cello)
Recorded at the Domovina Studio, Prague: 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966
CD III
Edvard Grieg
Sonata for Violin and Piano No.3 in C minor, Op.45
1. I Allegro molto ed appassionato
2. II Allegretto espressivo alla Romanza
3. III Allegro animato
Robert Schumann
4. Evening Song for Violin and Piano, Op.85 No.12
Ottorino Respighi
Sonata for Violin and Piano in B minor (1917)
5. I Moderato
6. II Andante espressivo
7. III Passacaglia. Allegro moderato, ma energico
Johannes Brahms
Sonata for Violin and Piano No.1 in G major, Op.78
8. I Vivace ma non troppo
9. II Adagio
10. III Allegro molto moderato
11. Valse for Violin and Piano in A major, Op.39 No.15
Josef Suk (violin), Josef Hála (piano), Jan Panenka (piano)
Recorded at the Domovina Studio, Prague: 1956, 1958
CD IV
Johannes Brahms
Sonata for Violin and Piano No.2 in A major, Op.100
1. I Allegro amabile
2. II Andante tranquillo. Vivace
3. III Allegretto grazioso (Quasi andante)
Sonata for Violin and Piano No.3 in D minor, Op.108
4. I Allegro
5. II Adagio
6. III Un poco presto e con sentimento
7. IV Presto agitato
Franz Schubert
Sonatina for Violin and Piano in D major, Op.137 No.1
8. I Allegro molto
9. II Andante
10. III Allegro vivace
Duo for Violin and Piano in A major, Op.162
11. I Allegro moderato
12. II Scherzo. Presto
13. III Andantino
14. IV Allegro vivace
Josef Suk (violin), Jan Panenka (piano)
Recorded: 1962 - Domovina Studio, Prague
CD V
Claude Debussy
Sonata for Violin and Piano
1. I Allegro vivo
2. II Intermede. Fantasque et léger
3. III Finale. Trčs animé
4. Clair de lune for Violin and Piano
5. La plus que lente. Waltz for Violin and Piano
Francis Poulenc
Sonata for Violin and Piano
6. I Allegro con fuoco
7. II Intermezzo. Trčs lent et calme
8. III Presto tragico
César Franck
Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major
9. I Allegretto ben moderato
10. II Allegro
11. III Recitativo – Fantasia
12. IV Allegretto poco mosso
Josef Suk (violin), Jan Panenka (piano), Josef Hála (piano), Alfréd Holeček (piano)
Recorded: 1958, 1956, 1966, 1967 - Domovina Studio, Prague
CD VI
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Duo for Violin and Viola in B flat major, K 424
1. I Adagio. Allegro
2. II Andante cantabile
3. III Thema con variazioni
Arthur Honegger
Sonatina for Violin and Cello
4. I Allegro
5. II Andante – Doppio movimento – Tempo I
6. III Allegro
Zoltán Kodály
Duo for Violin and Cello, Op.7
7. I Allegro serioso, non troppo
8. II Adagio
9. III Maestoso e largamente, ma non troppo lento. Presto
Josef Suk (violin), Milan Škampa (viola), André Navarra (cello)
Recorded at the Domovina Studio, Prague: 1961, 1964
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