Composer: Josef Suk
Performer: Jonathan Plowright
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Hyperion
Catalogue: CDA68198
Release: 2018
Size: 1.16 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Spring, Op. 22a
01. I. Spring. Allegro con brio
02. II. The Breeze. Andante, quasi allegretto
03. III. Awaiting. Andante con moto ed espressivo
04. IV. ***. Andante
05. V. Longing. Allegro non troppo
Summer Impressions, Op. 22b
06. I. At Noon. Moderato
07. II. Children at Play. Allegretto
08. III. Evening Mood. Andante espressivo
Piano Pieces, Op. 7
09. I. Song of Love. Allegro non troppo lento
10. II. Humoresque. Allegretto grazioso
11. III. Recollections. Andante con moto quasi improvisando
12. IVa. Idyll. Moderato
13. Vb. Idyll. Tempo comodo
14. V. Dumka. Andante
15. VI. Capriccietto. Allegro assai
Moods, Op. 10
16. I. Legend. Andante espressivo
17. II. Capriccio. Allegro ma non troppo
18. III. Romance. Andante con moto
19. IV. Bagatelle. Moderato
20. V. Spring Idyll. Vivace
The early works of Josef Suk channel something of the same life-affirming Czech spirit also characteristic of Dvořák, his teacher and father-in-law. Jonathan Plowright makes a persuasive case for a composer whose music is at last emerging from the shadows.