Josef Suk (1874-1935)
Marche Festive "Towards a New Life", op. 35c
Love Song, extrait de "Piano Pieces", op. 7
Sérénade pour orchestre à cordes, op. 6
Springtime Idyll, extrait de "Moods", op. 10
Suite de concert, extrait de "Raduz & Mahulena", op. 16
Extraits de "Dix Mélodies pour choeur de femmes et piano à 4 mains", op. 15
Extraits de "Quatre Pièces pour violon et piano", op. 17
Vivace de la Symphonie pour grand orchestre en do mineur, op. 27 "Asrael"
Midday, extrait du Poème tonal pour grand orchestre, op. 29 "A Summer Tale"
Extraits de "About Mother", op. 28
Meditation sur le choral tchèque ancien St Wenceslas, op. 35a

Oskar Nedbal (1874-1930)
The fortress, extrait du ballet féerique "Andersen"
Valse triste, extrait du ballet-pantomime "Lazy Jack"
Scherzo-Caprice, op. 5
Co kavallir jste znam, extrait de l'opérette "Polish Blood"
Finale de l'opérette "The Vineyard Bridge"
Marche des gladiateurs, op. 68
Der alte Brummbär, op. 210
Ballerinas, op. 226

Jaroslav Kocian (1883-1950)
Humoresque, op. 17 n° 2

Adolf Piskacek (1873-1919)
Bernard Zar, extrait de "Male choruses", op. 24

Vojtech Kuchynka (1871-1942)
Canzonetta pour contrebasse et piano

Rudolf Karel (1880-1945)
"Life is no happiness, life is unhappiness", extrait de "Death Godmother", op. 30
Ouverture "Revolution", op. 39

Arnost Praus (1880-1945)
Choral Cechu

Vitezslav Novák (1870-1949)
Extrait de la "Suite slovaque morave pour petit orchestre", op. 32
Allegro appasionato de la Sonate pour violon et piano en ré mineur
Slovacky, extrait du Quintette pour piano, 2 violons, alto et violoncelle en la mineur, op. 12
Chansons slovaques
Song on Moonlit Night, extrait de "Songs on Winter Nights", op. 30
Poème symphonique pour grand orchestre "Eternal Longing", op. 33
Extraits de "Na domácí pude", op. 44
"Svatý Václave", extrait de "Karlstejn", op. 50
Devil's Polka, extrait de "Youth", op. 55
Lento doloroso du Quatuor à cordes n° 3, op. 66
Extraits de la "Suite bohémienne pour grand orchestre", op. 64

Josef Suk
Ivan Moravec
Václav Talich
Karel Šejna
Libor Pešek
Igor Ardashev
Jan Panenka
Emil Leichner
Josef Vlach
Josef Veselka
Karel Šroubek
Václav Snítil
Richard Novák
Beno Blachut
Ivan Kusnjer
Suk Quartet
Vlach Quartet
Czech Philharmonic
Prague Philharmonic Choir
Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra

The present compilation – a sequel to the 3CD set The Many Loves of Antonín Dvorák – is intended as a timely reminder of the wealth and sheer diversity of talented Czech composers who emerged from Dvorák’s masterclass at the Prague Conservatoire during the 1890s and early 1900s. Dvorák, approaching fifty and at the height of his fame, had been persuaded to devote some of his time to teaching at the Conservatoire, thereby creating a lasting legacy, an influential “Dvorák School” of composers, several of whom went on to teach at the Conservatoire themselves, passing on the tradition to future generations. Naturally, the most room is given to Josef Suk, the pupil of Dvorák who left the most original legacy of compositions. A separate CD is devoted to Dvorák’s lesser-known pupils: the talented melodist Oskar Nedbal won fame for his operettas, and Julius Fucík is celebrated for his witty marches, while the legendary violinist Jaroslav Kocian wrote music for his own instrument, and the Czechoslovak Legionnaire Rudolf Karel was an exemplary patriot. Also of interest are composers who are entirely forgotten apart from a single work of greater significance, like Adolf Piskácek, Vojtech Kuchynka, and Arnošt Praus. A third CD belongs to the underappreciated master Vítezslav Novák, whose distinctive modernism builds upon Dvorák in an interesting manner. Once again, there is an excellent selection of music from the Supraphon catalogue with all of the most important names such as the violinist Josef Suk, the pianist Ivan Moravec, and the conductors Václav Talich, Karel Šejna, and Libor Pešek. Other outstanding performers on this compilation include Igor Ardashev, Jan Panenka, Emil Leichner, Josef Vlach, Josef Veselka, Karla Šroubek, Václav Snítil, Richard Novák, Beno Blachut, Ivan Kusnjer, and many others. The English music journalist Patrick Lambert, an important expert on Czech music with deep knowledge of the Supraphon catalogue, selected the music and wrote the insightful text in the booklet.