Josef Suk - Ripening; Asrael; Epilogue (Václav Neumann)

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Composer: Josef Suk

• Zrání (Ripening), symphonic poem, Op. 34
• "Asrael", symphony in C minor, Op. 27
• Epilogue for soprano, baritone, bass, chorus & orchestra, Op. 37

Czech Philharmonic Chorus & Orchestra

Václav Neumann, conductor

Date: 1984; 1983; 1986

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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Václav Neumann (29 October 1920 – 2 September 1995) was a Czech conductor, violinist, violist, and opera director. Neumann was born in Prague, where he studied at the Prague Conservatory from 1940 through 1945. He made his debut as a conductor with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra in 1948, and was principal conductor of the orchestra from 1968 to 1990, and again in 1992-1993. Additionally, Neumann also conducted the Komische Oper in Berlin from 1956 to 1964, and was General Music Director of the Leipzig Opera from 1964 to 1968. He taught conducting at the Prague Academy for Music.

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

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