Josef Suk - Piano Works (Pavel Štěpán)

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Composer: Josef Suk

• Suite, Op. 21
• Spring, Op. 22a
• Summer Moods, Op. 22b
• About Mother, Op. 28

Pavel Štěpán, piano

Date: 1975

Label: Supraphon

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Josef Suk (4 January 1874 – 29 May 1935) was a Czech composer and violinist. Known as one of Antonín Dvořák's favorite pupils, Suk became very close to his mentor and later married Dvořák's daughter, Otilie. He was also the grandfather of famed Czech violinist Josef Suk (1929-2011). Suk, alongside Vítězslav Novák and Otakar Ostrčil, is considered one of the leading composers in Czech Modernism. Although he wrote mostly instrumental music, he occasionally branched out into other genres, such as chamber music and music for solo piano. As a violinist, Suk was a member of the Bohemian Quartet. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Suk_(composer)

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Pavel Štěpán (28 May 1925 – 30 September 1998) was a Czech pianist whose domain was the interpretation of piano works by Josef Suk, Vitezslav Novak and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's piano concertos. Štěpán made his first public appearance at the age of sixteen, and had his debut performance with the Czech Philharmonic two years later. His family maintained close personal contacts with the composer Josef Suk, and he actually received instructions from the composer himself. In 1978 his reading of the complete piano works of Josef Suk was presented Supraphon Golden Disc as recording of the year.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavel_Štěpán

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