Josef Composer Suk Suk Quartet Suk Trio - Suk Complete Chamber Works Box Set (33 tracks) +Album Reviews

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Josef [Composer] Suk, Suk Quartet, Suk Trio
Suk: Complete Chamber Works (Box Set)
Genres: New Age, Classical

Track Listings (8) - Disc #1
1. String Quartet No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 11: 1. Allegro moderato
2. String Quartet No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 11: 2. Intermezzo. Tempo di Marcia
3. String Quartet No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 11: 3. Adagio, ma non troppo
4. String Quartet No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 11: 4. Allegro giocoso
5. Quartet Movement in B flat major (Allegro giocoso)
6. String Quartet No. 2, Op. 31
7. Tempo di Minuetto for String quartet
8. Meditation on an Old Czech Hymn 'St. Wenceslas' for strings/string quartet, Op 35a
Track Listings (11) - Disc #2
1. Trio for piano & strings in C minor, Op. 2: 1. Allegro
2. Trio for piano & strings in C minor, Op. 2: 2. Andante
3. Trio for piano & strings in C minor, Op. 2: 3. Allegro assai
4. Elegie for piano, violin & cello, Op. 23
5. Piano Quartet in A minor, Op. 1: 1. Allegro appassionato
6. Piano Quartet in A minor, Op. 1: 2. Adagio
7. Piano Quartet in A minor, Op. 1: 3. Allegro con fuoco
8. Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 8: 1. Allegro energico
9. Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 8: 2. Adagio (Religioso)
10. Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 8: 3. Scherzo. Presto
11. Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 8: 4. Finale. Allegro con fuoco
Track Listings (14) - Disc #3
1. Melody for 2 violins
2. Minuet for violin & piano
3. Ballade for violin & piano in D minor
4. Pieces (4) for violin & piano, Op. 17: 1. Quasi Ballata
5. Pieces (4) for violin & piano, Op. 17: 2. Appassionato
6. Pieces (4) for violin & piano, Op. 17: 3. Un poco triste
7. Pieces (4) for violin & piano, Op. 17: 4. Burlesca
8. Ballade for cello & piano in D minor, Op. 3/1
9. Serenade for cello & piano in A major, Op. 3/2
10. Bagatelle With Nosegay in Hand, for flute, violin & piano
11. Ballade for string quartet in D minor: 2. Andante con moto - Barcarolle
12. Ballade for string quartet in D minor
13. Elegy for violin, cello, string quartet, harmonium & harp, Op. 23
14. Sousedsk?, for 5 violins, double bass & percussion

CD Details

All Artists: Josef [Composer] Suk, Suk Quartet, Suk Trio, Jan Panenka, Pavel Stepan, Josef Hala, Ivan Klansky
Title: Suk: Complete Chamber Works (Box Set)
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Supraphon
Release Date: 9/20/1994
Album Type: Box set
Genres: New Age, Classical
Styles: Meditation, Chamber Music, Forms & Genres, Ballads, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Instruments, Strings
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 789368933822, 8596911187425

CD Reviews

Only complete Suk collection that I know of

chefdevergue | Spokane, WA United States | 03/02/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I am glad to see that this collection is still in print and available. For those who love Suk and his chamber music, this collection is a must-have. Suk's best-known chamber works are probably his two string quartets & the 4 pieces for violin & piano, and they are beautifully rendered on this collection. Most of the violin solos are performed by the composer's grandson, the great Josef Suk, and are as good as any performance available. A number of different ensembles are featured in this collection, with recordings dating from the late 1960's to the mid-1980's. This was not a pre-planned recording project, but rather a true collection of previously existing recordings. I seriously doubt that a significant number of these pieces are available anywhere else.Listening to these works makes one wish that Suk had devoted a little more time to composition. As it is, his body of work is relatively small. Suk is a lot like Enescu --- a tremendously talented musician, but one that had an awful lot of irons in the fire. His work as a soloist & chamber music performer (not to mention as a pedagogue) left him with not a lot of time to compose, and that is unfortunate. We should be grateful that he left us what he did, and that it is available on a relatively affordable collection."