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Suk, Josef 1874 - 1935

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  • Author: Saitoh, Noriko

  • Last updated：August 1, 2008
    • Note: This article is automatically translated from the original Japanese text. The author of the original work did not supervise this translation.

    A prolific Czech composer, he created numerous piano pieces, as well as symphonies, chamber music, and vocal works. He received his initial instruction in piano, organ, and violin from his father, who was a primary school principal and a church choirmaster. He also performed as the second violinist of the Czech String Quartet, and his playing was highly praised by Brahms and Hanslick.

    In 1885, he enrolled in the Prague Conservatory, where he studied music theory with Foerster and violin with Benevitz. Subsequently, he studied composition under Dvořák. From 1922, he served as a professor of composition at his alma mater, the Prague Conservatory. He was also elected a member of the Czech Academy of Sciences, and in 1933, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Masaryk University in Brno.

    Suk's compositional style initially reflected the influences of his teacher Dvořák, R. Strauss, and French Impressionism. Subsequently, he moved towards polytonality, developing a complex and unique approach.
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    Works(22)

    Piano Solo (8)

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    Sonata

    Key: C-Dur  Composed in: 1883 

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    Sonatina Op.13

    Key: g-moll  Composed in: 1897 

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    pieces (9)

    6 Piano Pieces Op.7

    Composed in: 1891  Playing time: 27 min 00 sec 

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    Nálady(Humeurs) Op.10

    Composed in: 1895  Playing time: 21 min 00 sec 

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    8 Piano Pieces Op.12

    Composed in: 1895  Playing time: 32 min 20 sec 

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    Suite Op.21

    Composed in: 1900  Playing time: 21 min 40 sec 

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    Jaro Op.22a

    Composed in: 1902  Playing time: 16 min 20 sec 

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    Letni dojmy Op.22b

    Composed in: 1902  Playing time: 10 min 40 sec 

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    O matince Op.28

    Composed in: 1907  Playing time: 25 min 00 sec 

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    Things lived and dreamt Op.30

    Composed in: 1909  Playing time: 38 min 10 sec 

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    Ukolébavky Op.33

    Composed in: 1910  Playing time: 20 min 00 sec 

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    polonaise (1)

    Fantaisie-polonaise Op.5

    Composed in: 1892  Playing time: 7 min 10 sec 

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    bagatelle (1)

    Bagatelle

    Composed in: 1898  Playing time: 3 min 10 sec 

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    caprice (1)

    Capriccietto

    Key: G-Dur  Composed in: 1893  Playing time: 1 min 30 sec 

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    serenade (1)

    Vesnická serenáda

    Key: F-Dur  Composed in: 1897  Playing time: 3 min 40 sec 

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    character pieces (1)

    Humoreska

    Key: C-Dur  Composed in: 1894  Playing time: 1 min 30 sec 

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    Various works (2)

    Lístek do památníku

    Composed in: 1895  Playing time: 1 min 10 sec 

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    L'Amitié

    Composed in: 1920 

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    Chamber Music (2)

    Reduction/Arrangement (1)

    Elegie Op.23

    Composed in: 1902  Playing time: 6 min 30 sec 

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    Various works (3)

    Piano Trio Op.2

    Key: c-moll  Composed in: 1889  Playing time: 15 min 30 sec 

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    Piano Quartet Op.1

    Key: a-moll  Composed in: 1891  Playing time: 21 min 10 sec 

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    Piano Quintet Op.8

    Key: g-moll  Composed in: 1893  Playing time: 35 min 30 sec 

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