Asrael
Album by Josef Suk & Helsingin kaupunginorkesteri & Vladimir Ashkenazy
Asrael is the second symphony (Op. 27) by Czech composer Josef Suk, completed in 1906. The work is a large-scale late-Romantic symphony that blends sombre, elegiac themes and richly chromatic orchestration, written as a memorial in response to the deaths of Antonín Dvořák and Suk's wife and marking a darker, more mature phase in his compositional development.
First released: 27th January 2009
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- 1.Asrael, Part I: I. Andante sostenuto16:13
- 2.Asrael, Part I: II. Andante sostenuto8:00
- 3.Asrael, Part I: III. Vivace12:28
- 4.Asrael, Part II: IV. Adagio10:48
- 5.Asrael, Part II: V. Adagio e maestoso13:58
