Suk, Josef - 4 Pieces op. 17

Series	Edition Schott
Pages	60
Publication Date	10 October 2012
Grade of Difficulty	advanced
ISMN	9790001180467 (M001180467)
UPC	841886018020

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Josef Suk (1824–1935) was a bit in the shadow of the two famous Czech composers Antonín Dvo?ák and Bed?ích Smetana. This affected Suk especially because Dvo?ák was also his father-in-law, a fact that made his artistic emancipation all the more difficult. After Dvo?ák's death, however, he rapidly succeeded in finding his own musical language and in going his way as a musician. Josef Suk, like his recently deceased grandson of the same name, was also a violinist, working in particular as second violin of the Czech String Quartet founded in 1891. He wrote, surely for his own personal use, '4 Pieces for Violin and Piano' Op. 17 published in 1900 – a highly romantic music spiced with Bohemian sounds. Exciting performance pieces which are rewarding for both instrumentalists.

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