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Two of world’s greatest musicians appear together – for the first time anywhere – on Toccata Classics, playing an hour of ‘new’ Dvorák.
Josef Suk – the great-grandson of Antonín Dvorák – undertook these transcriptions of 30 Dvorák songs at the suggestion of Martin Anderson of Toccata Classics.
Josef Suk had Dvorák’s own viola restored for the recording sessions, which took place in Prague at the beginning of September.
Suk’s transcriptions turn the songs into exquisitely beautiful instrumental miniatures.
Gypsy Songs, Op. 55 No. 1: `My song of love rings through the dusk'
Gypsy Songs, Op. 55 No. 2: `Hey! Ring out my triangle'
Gypsy Songs, Op. 55 No. 3: `All around the woods are still'
Gypsy Songs, Op. 55 No. 5: `Come and join the dancing'
Gypsy Songs, Op. 55 No. 6: `Wide the sleeves and loose the trousers'
Gypsy Songs, Op. 55 No. 7: `Give a hawk a fine cage'
In Folk Tone, Op. 73 No. 1: `Goodnight'
In Folk Tone, Op. 73 No. 3: `Oh nothing, nothing can change for me'
Love Songs, Op. 83 No. 1: `Never will love lead us to that glad goal'
Love Songs, Op. 83 No. 2: `Death reigns in many a human heart'
Love Songs, Op. 83 No. 3: `I often wander past that house'
Love Songs, Op. 83 No. 4: `I know that on my love to you'
Love Songs, Op. 83 No. 5: `Nature lies peaceful in sleep and dreaming'
Love Songs, Op. 83 No. 6: `Lonely in the forest I stand'
Love Songs, Op. 83 No. 7: `When your sweet glances fall on me'
Love Songs, Op. 83 No. 8: `Oh, my only dear one, but for you'
Four Songs, Op. 82 No. 1: `Leave Me Alone'
Lullaby, B194
Biblical Songs, Op. 99 No. 1: `Clouds and darkness are round about him' (Psalm 97)
Biblical Songs, Op. 99 No. 2: `Thou art my hiding place and my shield' (Psalm 119)
Biblical Songs, Op. 99 No. 3: `Give ear to my prayer, O God' (Psalm 55)
Biblical Songs, Op. 99 No. 4: `The Lord is my shepherd' (Psalm 23)
Biblical Songs, Op. 99 No. 5: `I will sing a new song unto thee, O God' (Psalm 144)
Biblical Songs, Op. 99 No. 6: `Hear my cry, O God' (Psalm 61)
Biblical Songs, Op. 99 No. 7: `By the waters of Babylon' (Psalm 137)
Biblical Songs, Op. 99 No. 8: `Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me' (Psalm 25)
Biblical Songs, Op. 99 No. 9: `I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills' (Psalm 121)
Biblical Songs, Op. 99 No. 10: `O sing unto the Lord a new song' (Psalm 96)
Moravian Duets, Op. 32 No. 11: `Captured'
Antonin Dvorak: In Folk Tone, Op. 73, B. 146 (arr. J. Suk)
No. 1. Dobru noc, ma mila (Good-night, my darling)
No. 3. Ach, neni, neni tu, co by me tesilo (There is nothing here to comfort me)
Antonin Dvorak: Love Songs, Op. 83, B. 160 (arr. J. Suk)
No. 1. O nasi lasce (About Our Love)
No. 2. V tak mnohem (From the Heart)
No. 3. Kol domu (The House)
No. 4. Ja vim (Hope)
No. 5. Nad krajem vevodi (The May Night)
No. 6. Zde V Lese U Potoka (By the Stream)
No. 7. V Te Sladke Moci (The Enchantment)
No. 8. O duse draha (The Singing Swan)
Antonin Dvorak: 4 Lieder, Op. 82, B. 157: No. 1. Lasst mich allein (Leave Me Alone) (arr. J. Suk)
4 Lieder, Op. 82, B. 157: No. 1. Lasst mich allein (Leave Me Alone) (arr. J. Suk)
Antonin Dvorak: Lullaby, B. 194 (arr. J. Suk)
Lullaby, B. 194 (arr. J. Suk)
Antonin Dvorak: 10 Biblical Songs, Op. 99, B. 185 (arr. J. Suk)
No. 1. Oblak a mrakota jest vukol Neho (Clouds and Darkness)
No. 2. Skryse ma a paveza ma Ty jsi (Thou art my hiding-place)
No. 3. Slys, o Boze, slys modlitbu mou (Give ear to my prayer)
No. 4. Hospodin jest muj pastyr (The Lord is my shepherd)
No. 5. Boze! Boze! Pisen novou (I will sing a new song)
No. 6. Slys, o Boze, volani me (Hear my cry)
No. 7. Pri rekach babylonskych (By the rivers of Babylon)
No. 8. Popatriz na mne a smiluj se nade mnou (Turn thee unto me)
No. 9. Pozdvihuji oci svych k horam (I will lift up mine eyes)
No. 10. Zpivejte Hospodinu pisen novou (O sing unto the Lord a new song)
Antonin Dvorak: Moravske dvojzpevy (Moravian Duets), Op. 32, B. 62: No. 11. Zajata (The Maid Imprisoned) (arr. J. Suk)
Moravian Duets, Op. 32, B. 62: No. 11. Zajata (The Maid Imprisoned) (arr. J. Suk)
14th February 2010
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“The inauthentic doesn’t come much more authentic....From the Love Songs, Op 83, the intense “Death reigns in many a human heart” stands out. For the Op 99 Biblical Songs, Suk takes up the viola, but his violin tone is so rich, you could believe he was playing one all along.”
March 2010
“…the same vibrant tone, pure intonation and confident musicianship that has thrilled us for many years.”
May 2010
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“...the opportunity to hear these evocative and melodious miniatures in affectionate and warmly recorded performances from these great musicians should not be passed up lightly.”
4th July 2010
“[Martin Anderson] has persuaded Josef Suk to transcribe the songs of his great-grandfather, Antonín Dvořák, for violin and viola, giving new life to these charming but neglected miniatures...A tender and highly personal collection to cherish.”
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Gypsy Songs, Op. 55 No. 1: `My song of love rings through the dusk'
