The early works of Josef Suk channel something of the same life-affirming Czech spirit also characteristic of Dvořák, his teacher and father-in-law. Jonathan Plowright makes a persuasive case for a composer whose music is at last emerging from the shadows.
‘This is music of great inventiveness, full of flights of imagination and no small degree of virtuosity … Plowright’s affection for this music is palpable at every turn and he’s given a warmly im ...
‘[Jonathan Plowright] brings similar qualities of sometimes rugged power and Romantic weight as well as plenty of charm to Suk's attractive miniatures. If you only know the orchestral tone poems, trea ...
Pianist
‘[Jonathan Plowright] brings similar qualities of sometimes rugged power and Romantic weight as well as plenty of charm to Suk's attractive miniatures. If you only know the orchestral tone poems, trea ...
Pianist