Romance -Dvorak, Beethoven, Svendsen, Fibich, Wieniawski, Berlioz, Tchaikovsky : Suk

JOSEF SUK - Romance
The beautiful, mellow and cultivated tone of his Stradivarius, sparkling technique and depth of feeling!

Dvorak: Romance for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 11
Beethoven: Romance for Violin and Orchestra in G major, Op. 40
Svendsen: Romance for Violin and Orchestra in G major, Op. 26
Fibich: Romance for Violin and Orchestra in B flat major, Op. 10
Tchaikovsky: Melancholic Serenade, Op. 26
Beethoven: Romance for Violin and Orchestra No. 2 in F major, Op. 50
Wieniawski: Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 22: II. Romance
Berlioz: Reverie et caprice. Romance for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 8

Josef Suk - violin (Stradivarius 1687)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra / Vaclav Neumann
Prague Symphony Orchestra / Vaclav Smeta?ek

Stereo Recordings: 1970-78

When the violin maestro Josef Suk, celebrating his 80th birthday this year, recorded for Supraphon a CD of Antonin Dvorak's and Josef Suk's chamber works (SU 3976-2) 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 )