Symphony No. 2 (Asrael) - Josef Suk
Information about Symphony No. 2 by Josef Suk, and the best recordings available on CD or for download.
Written in response to the deaths of his father-in-law, Dvorak, and wife, Otilie.
The work was written in 1905-06, and is in the key of C minor. It consists of five movements.
RECOMMENDED RECORDINGS
Ashkenazy (Ondine ODE11325)
The finest performance to date of this moving symphony.
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy.
Ondine ODE11325
Belohlávek (CHAN9640)
First choice in BBC Radio 3's Building a Library, April 2010.
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Jiri Belohlávek, 06/1991.
CHAN9640