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Suk: About Mother; Moods; Song of Love
Josef [Composer] Suk, Risto Lauriala
Suk: About Mother; Moods; Song of Love
Genres: Special Interest, Classical
 
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Josef Suk (1874-1935), student and son-in-law of Antonin Dvorák, is one of music's hidden treasures. At the beginning of his career, as in the Six Piano Pieces, he wrote a reasonable facsimile of his teacher's music. ...  more »

     
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All Artists: Josef [Composer] Suk, Risto Lauriala
Title: Suk: About Mother; Moods; Song of Love
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Naxos
Original Release Date: 1/1/2002
Re-Release Date: 1/15/2002
Genres: Special Interest, Classical
Styles: Chamber Music, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830)
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 730099476225

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Josef Suk (1874-1935), student and son-in-law of Antonin Dvorák, is one of music's hidden treasures. At the beginning of his career, as in the Six Piano Pieces, he wrote a reasonable facsimile of his teacher's music. The first of these pieces, "Love Song," is the best known of the set, but it's not the only beautiful one. "Moods," even less familiar music, is similarly lovely. By the time he wrote About Mother, Suk had been through the experience that was to transform his life: the early death of his greatly beloved wife, Otilie. (Suk's grief was so great he never remarried.) The tenderness and vivid expressive quality of About Mother makes it one of the most memorable piano works of the entire Romantic era. Fortunately, the Finnish pianist Risto Lauriala is completely in touch with Suk's idiom, playing with the relaxed lyricism and lush tone the music requires. All this music is worthwhile, but hearing About Mother in quiet solitude is the kind of experience recordings were invented for. --Leslie Gerber
 

CD Reviews

Suk: About Mother: Risto Lauriala
J. Martin | Louisville, KY USA | 06/29/2008
(4 out of 5 stars)

"Enjoyed this album very much, very expressive (Risto does a fine job)! The first track alone was worth the purchase..."