JOSEF SUK (1874-1935)

Piano works; Klavierwerke; Oeuvres pour piano

4 Pieces from Klavírní skladby (Piano Pieces) Op. 7

16:52

Klavierstücke; Morceaux pour piano

1

1

Love Songs

6:20

Adagio non troppo lento

2

2

Humoresque

1:24

Allegretto grazioso

3

3

Little Idylls No. 2

3:25

Tempo comodo

4

5

Dumka

5:30

Andante - Allegro ma non troppo - Andante

Jaro (Spring) Op. 22a

16:18

Früling; Printemps

5

1

Spring

4:36

Allegro con brio

6

2

The Breeze

1:50

Andante, quasi Allegretto

7

3

In Expectation

3:52

Andante con moto ed espressivo

8

4

-

2:25

Andante

9

5

Longing

3:28

Allegro non troppo

Letní dojmy (Summer Impressions) Op. 22b

13:29

Sommerimpressionen; Impressions d'été

10

1

At Noon

4:21

Moderato

11

2

Children at Play

2:18

Allegretto

12

3

Evening Mood

6:47

Andante espressivo

About Mother Op. 28

21:42

Über Mutter; La mère

13

1

When Mother was still a Little Girl

2:57

Allegretto molto moderato

14

2

Once in Springtime

5:00

Adagio - Allegro non troppo - Adagio

15

3

How Mother Sang at Night to the Sick Child

3:42

Andante

16

4

About Mother's Heart

4:42

Andante sostenuto

17

5

Remembering

5:10

Andante

Zivotem a snem (Things Lived and Dreamed) Op. 30

38:45

Was ich gelebt und getraümt;

Choses vécues, choses rêvées

PART I

18

1

With wit and irony, in places fuming

2:28

Allegretto moderato

19

2

Restlessly and shyly, without strong expression

1:49

Allegro vivo

20

3

Mysteriously and very light

4:09

Andante sostenuto

21

4

Contemplatively, then increasingly aggressive

3:57

Poco allegretto

22

5

On the recovery of my son. Calmly, with deep emotion

5:38

Adagio

PART II

23

6

With expression of quiet, carefree good humour

3:56

Moderato quasi allegretto

24

7

Simply - later with expression of oppressive power

4:08

Adagio non tanto

25

8

Gently, chirpingly

2:09

Vivace

26

9

Whisperingly and mysteriously

4:02

Poco andante

27

10

To the forgotten graves in the corner of the Krecovice cemetry. Dreamily

5:57

Adagio

Ukolébaveky (Lullabies) Op. 33

20:09

Wiegenlieder; Berceuses

28

1

Over Sleeping Children

3:16

Andante sostenuto

29

2

Ditty

1:35

Andante

30

3

Sentimental Self-parody on a Street Song

2:47

Andante quasi Adagio

31

4

Return to Health

3:20

Andante moderato

32

5

A Child's Christmas Dream

2:53

Moderato con moto

33

6

Death, come but softly

6:04

Andante con moto

Margaret Fingerhut piano

12-13 January and 8-9 December 1990