Martinu - Violin Concertos, Rhapsody-Concerto | Supraphon SU39672

Martinu - Violin Concertos, Rhapsody-Concerto

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Label: Supraphon

Cat No: SU39672

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Orchestral

Release Date: 16th March 2009

Contents

Artists

Josef Suk (vilin)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor

Vaclav Neumann

Works

Martinu, Bohuslav

Rhapsody-Concerto for viola and orchestra
Violin Concerto no.1, H226
Violin Concerto no.2, H293

Artists

Josef Suk (vilin)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor

Vaclav Neumann

About

Legendary, critically acclaimed Suk recordings of Martinů’s concertos in newly re-mastered form.

In 1973, together with the conductor Georg Solti, Josef Suk premiered Martinů’s first violin concerto in Chicago. This “Paris-era” concerto was originally written for the famous violinist Samuel Dushkin. However, it was later mislaid, only to be rediscovered and premiered some 40 years later.

Josef Suk was a sound choice for the concerto’s second life; his 1973 recording with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (together with Martinů’s Second, “American”, violin concerto) won great accolades, including the Grand Prix du disque de l’Academie Charles Cros.

In the wake of the two violin concertos, Rhapsody-Concerto for Viola and Orchestra could be deemed the third part of a trilogy written in the post-war chapter of Martinů’s life.

These legendary Suk recordings are newly re-mastered.

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