Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy - Suk: Symphony No. 2, Op. 27 "Asrael" (2009) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Symphony No. 2, Op. 27 "Asrael": I. Andante sostenuto
02. Symphony No. 2, Op. 27 "Asrael": II. Andante
03. Symphony No. 2, Op. 27 "Asrael": III. Vivace
04. Symphony No. 2, Op. 27 "Asrael": IV. Adagio
05. Symphony No. 2, Op. 27 "Asrael": V. Adagio e mesto

"I was saved by music," wrote Czech composer Josef Suk about his 'Asrael' Symphony, a work born out of tragedy and the loss of his teacher Antonín Dvorák in 1904. While composing the first part of a funeral symphony named after the biblical angel of death, who leads souls of deceased to the land of eternal blissfulness, Suk also lost his wife, and Dvorák's favourite daughter, Otilie. Suk's greatest work remains a masterpiece of the late-Romantic repertoire conducted in a masterful and intense performance, by Vladimir Askenazy. First SACD of this repertoire.

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