A. Dvořák, L. van Beethoven, J. S. Svendsen, Z. Fibich, H. Wieniawski, H. Berlioz - Romances for Violin and Orchestra
P. I. Tchaikovsky - Sérénade mélancolique in B minor
Josef Suk violin (Stradivarius 1687)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra / Václav Neumann, Prague Symphony Orchestra / Václav Smetáček
When the violin maestro Josef Suk, celebrating his 80th birthday this year, recorded for Supraphon a CD of Antonín Dvořák's and Josef Suk's chamber works (SU39762) last year, the reviewers marvelled at the album's intimate mood, tone and interpretational
directness. These attributes are also characteristic of his latest release, "Romance". On these 30-year-old recordings, Suk is backed by the two finest Czech orchestras. The album is abounding in the very qualities synonymous with Suk's illustrious name:
the beautiful, mellow and cultivated tone of his Stradivarius, sparkling technique and depth of feeling.
These pieces by Czech and foreign composers are as though tailored to Suk's virtuosity.
(Supraphon 2009)
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