Suk: Symphony No. 2 'Asrael'

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Hrůša is seen in many ways as a successor to Bělohlávek, but while he shares his teacher’s care for the detail of the score and a deep understanding of the Czech repertoire he is very much his... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2020, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 28th Feb 2020
Catalogue No: 900188
Label: BR Klassik
Length: 62 minutes

Opus Klassik Awards

2020

Nominee - Conductor of the Year

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Suk: Asrael Symphony, Op. 27

Work length1:02:39

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Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Jakub Hrůša

I. Andante sostenuto (Live)

Track length16:13

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II. Andante (Live)

Track length8:01

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III. Vivace - Andante sostenuto - Quasi tempo I (Live)

Track length12:32

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IV. Adagio (Live)

Track length11:17

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V. Adagio e maestoso - Allegro appassionato - Adagio e mesto (Live)

Track length14:36

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The music of Suk – violinist, composer and one of the most important Bohemian symphonists - is still relatively rarely heard in Western European concert halls. The title of this symphony, Asrael, refers to the angel of death from Islamic-Persian mythology: he is a mysterious companion of the human soul from this world to the next. Suk developed his own musical language in which the solo violin is often involved (as here in the gentle central section of the Andante). With the “Asrael” symphony he consciously took up the tradition of a ‘fate symphony’, associated since Beethoven's Fifth with the key of C minor moving at the end into radiant C major. This performance by the young Czech conductor Jakub Hrůša makes a compelling case for Suk’s work. Since 2016, Hrůša has been chief conductor of the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, as well as first guest conductor of the London Philharmonia Orchestra and the Czech Philharmonic. He conducts the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks in this performance of Suk’s “Asrael” symphony, which was recorded for the current CD at concerts in October 2018 in Munich’s Philharmonie im Gasteig.

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June 2020

Hrůša is seen in many ways as a successor to Bělohlávek, but while he shares his teacher’s care for the detail of the score and a deep understanding of the Czech repertoire he is very much his own man…The excellent recorded sound is a vital component of this performance, allowing every aspect of the Bavarian Radio Orchestra’s magnificent orchestral playing to emerge with clarity. Overall, this near-definitive performance is one to treasure.

March 2020

A first-rate recording.

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