CD I
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) - Romantic Pieces for Violin and Piano, Op. 75 (B 150)* 15:12
1. I. Allegro moderato 3:04
2. II. Allegro maestoso 2:42
3. III. Allegro appassionato 2:16
4. IV. Larghetto 7:02
Sonatina for Violin and Piano in G major, Op. 100 (B 183) * 19:45
5. I. Allegro risoluto 5:50
6. II. Larghetto 5:03
7. III. Scherzo. Molto vivace /att./ 2:30
8. IV. Finale. Allegro 6:13
Sonata for Violin and Piano in F major, Op. 57 (B 106)* 24:12
9. I. Allegro, ma non troppo 11:04
10. II. Poco sostenuto 7:50
11. III. Allegro molto 5:10
Josef Suk (1874-1935) - Four Pieces for Violin and Piano, Op. 17* 17:02
12. I. Quasi ballata 6:18
13. II. Appassionato 3:44
14. III. Un poco triste 4:03
15. IV. Burlesque 2:50
Josef Suk - violin, Josef Hála (1-4), Jan Panenka (5-15) - piano
Recorded at the Domovina Studio, Prague, March 21, 1956 (1-4), January 29, February 2 and March 20, 1958 (5-8), May 2-3, 1957 (9-11), December 9, 12 and 21, 1957 (12-15)
CD II
Leoš Janáček (1854-1928) - Sonata for Violin and Piano 15:46
1. I. Con moto 4:14
2. II. Ballade. Con moto 4:40
3. III. Allegretto 2:23
4. IV. Adagio. Un poco piu mosso 4:18
Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884) - From the Homeland. Two pieces for Violin and Piano 12:42
5. I. Moderato 5:23
6. II. Andantino. Moderato. Allegro vivo. Moderato assai. Presto 7:16
Jaroslav Ježek (1906-1942) - Sonata for Violin and Piano (1933) 20:14
7. I. Allegro vivo /Allegretto/ 4:29
8. II. Lento 5:01
9. III. Largo 3:44
10. IV. Allegro 6:49
Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959) - Duo for Violin and Cello No. 1, H 157* 11:41
11. I. Preludium. Andante moderato 3:59
12. II. Rondo. Allegro con brio 7:38
Duo for Cello and Violin No. 2, H 371* 12:42
13. I. Allegretto 3:03
14. II. Adagio 6:03
15. III. Poco allegro 3:30
Josef Suk - violin, Jan Panenka (1-10) - piano, André Navarra (11-15) - cello
Recorded at the Domovina Studio, Prague, April 23 and 24, 1958 (1-4), June 22, 1962 (5-6), December 31, 1965 (7-10), September 28-30, 1964 (11-12), June 30, 1966 (13-15)
CD III
Edvard Hagerup Grieg (1843-1907) - Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3 in C minor, Op. 45* 24:24
1. I. Allegro molto ed appassionato 9:39
2. II. Allegretto espressivo alla Romanza 7:08
3. III. Allegro animato 7:30
4. Robert Schumann (1810-1856) - Evening Song for Violin and Piano, Op. 85 No. 12 2:50
Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936) - Sonata for Violin and Piano in B minor (1917)* 23:23
5. I. Moderato 8:24
6. II. Andante espressivo 8:11
7. III. Passacaglia. Allegro moderato, ma energico 6:41
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) - Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 in G major, Op. 78* 24:23
8. I. Vivace ma non troppo 9:33
9. II. Adagio 7:49
10. III. Allegro molto moderato 6:54
11. Valse for Violin and Piano in A major, Op. 39 No. 15 2:10
Josef Suk - violin, Josef Hála (1-4, 8-11), Jan Panenka (5-7) - piano
Recorded at the Domovina Studio, Prague, March 26-29, 1956 (1-3), March 23,1956 (4), January 16-17,1958 (5-7), March 22-23,1956 (8-10), July 11, 1956 (11)
CD IV
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) - Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 in A major, Op. 100 19:58
1. I. Allegro amabile 8:25
2. II. Andante tranquillo. Vivace 6:00
3. III. Allegretto grazioso (Quasi andante) 5:25
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108 20:33
4. I. Allegro 7:07
5. II. Adagio 4:59
6. III. Un poco presto e con sentimento 2:47
7. IV. Presto agitato 5:27
Franz Schubert (1797-1828) - Sonatina for Violin and Piano in D major, Op. 137 No. 1 12:09
8. I. Allegro molto 4:04
9. II. Andante 4:13
10. III. Allegro vivace 3:46
Duo for Violin and Piano in A major, Op. 162 18:59
11. I. Allegro moderato 6:08
12. II. Scherzo. Presto 3:38
13. III. Andantino 4:21
14. IV. Allegro vivace 4:41
Josef Suk - violin, Jan Panenka - piano
Recorded at the Domovina Studio, Prague, Juny 18-21, 1962 (1-7), Juny 25-27, 1962 (8-14)
CD V
Claude Debussy (1862-1918) - Sonata for Violin and Piano 12:50
1. I. Allegro vivo 4:37
2. II. Intermede. Fantasque et léger 4:15
3. III. Finale. Trcs animé 3:53
4. Clair de lune for Violin and Piano 4:09
5. La plus que lente. Waltz for Violin and Piano 4:07
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) - Sonata for Violin and Piano 18:15
6. I. Allegro con fuoco 6:35
7. II. Intermezzo. Trcs lent et calme 6:14
8. III. Presto tragico 5:18
Cesar Franck (1822-1890) - Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major 28:54
9. I. Allegretto ben moderato 6:22
10. II. Allegro 8:08
11. III. Recitativo - Fantasia 7:45
12. IV. Allegretto poco mosso 6:27
Josef Suk - violin, Jan Panenka (1-3, 6-12), Josef Hála (4), Alfréd Holeček (5) - piano
Recorded at the Domovina Studio, Prague, May 29-30, 1958 (1-3), May 23, 1956 (4), September 22, 1966 (5), January 23 and 25, 1967 (6-8), January 25, 27, 30 and 31, 1967 (9-12)
CD VI
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) - Duo for Violin and Viola in B flat major, K 424 19:05
1. I. Adagio. Allegro 6:46
2. II. Andante cantabile 3:45
3. III. Thema con variazioni 8:30
Arthur Honegger (1892-1955) - Sonatina for Violin and Cello* 15:08
4. I. Allegro 4:45
5. II. Andante - Doppio movimento - Tempo I. 5:58
6. III. Allegro 4:18
Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967) - Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7* 25:58
7. I. Allegro serioso, non troppo 9:01
8. II. Adagio 8:49
9. III. Maestoso e largamente, ma non troppo lento. Presto 7:59
Josef Suk violin, Milan Škampa (1-3) viola, André Navarra (4-9) cello
Recorded at the Domovina Studio, Prague, December 27-28, 1961 (1-3), September 28-30, 1964 (4-9)
* first time on CD / poprvé na CD
On the morning on 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 the enormous general expectations (he was, after all, the grandson of the composer Josef Suk and great grandson of the maestro Antonín Dvořák!). 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, Hála), a remarkably extensive repertoire, ranging from pieces by his beloved Dvořák and Suk (to whom he would repeatedly return) to sonatas by Debussy and Janáček (for which he received a Grand Prix du Disque de l'Académie Charles Cros), as well as duos by Kodály and Honegger with the cellist André 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 on be spoken of in the same breath as other legends.
Josef Suk's early recordings - previously unreleased and bearing witness to the legendary 20th-century violinist's mastery.
(Supraphon 2011)
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