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Josef Suk
Bach's Instrumental Works

Contents

Recordings of Solo Instrumental Music
Recordings of Chamber Works
Recordings of Orchestral Works
Recordings of Arrangements & Transcriptions
Recordings of Vocal Works

Josef Suk - Short Biography

Discography

Recordings of Solo Instrumental Music


S-1

J.S. Bach: Sonáty A Partity Pro Sólové Housle
Bach: Sämtliche Sonaten und Partiten für Violine Solo
Bach: The Sonatas & Partitas for Violin
Bach: Sonatas & Partitas

 
 
 
 

CD-1 [60:56]:
1-4. Sonata for solo violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001 [16:36]
5-12. Partita for solo violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002 [22:42]
13-16. Sonata for solo violin No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003 [21:17]
CD-2 [68:58]:
1-5. Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 [27:10]
6-9. Sonata for solo violin No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005 [24:24]
10-15. Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006 [17:04]

Josef Suk (Violin)

Supraphon, EMI 1111-2801-03
EMI Electrola ýC183-02-168/70
Warner Classics QIAG-50097-98
EMI Classics 7243-5-73644

Sep 18-25, 1970

3-LP / TT:
3-LP / TT:
2-CD / TT: 129:54
2-CD / TT: 129:54
MP3 / TT: 129:42

Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London, England.
Producer: David Mottley; Balance Engineer: Neville Boyling.
Digitally remastered at Abbey Road Studios by: Simon Gibson.
Listen on YouTube:
2-CD: Complete Album [Sequence; 31 Tracks; TT: 130:13]
Sonata for solo violin No. 1 BWV 1001: Complete Work [17:01]
Partita for solo violin No. 1 BWV 1002: Complete Work [23:02]
Sonata for solo violin No. 2 BWV 1003: Complete Work [21:37]
Partita for solo violin No. 2 BWV 1004: Mvt. 1-4 [12:43]+ Chaccone [14:55]
Sonata for solo violin No. 3 BWV 1005: Complete Work [24:39]
Partita for solo violin No. 3 BWV 1006: Complete Work [17:37]
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Recordings of Chamber Works


H-1

J.S. Bach: Violin & Clavier Sonatas, Vol. 1 [H-1]

1. Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1014 [14:29]
2. Fantasia in C minor, BWV 906 [4:56]
3. Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 2 in A major, BWV 1015 [15:00]
4. Four Duets BWV 802-805 [11:49]
5. Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 3 in E major, BWV 1016 19:55]

Josef Suk (Violin); Zuzana Růžičková (Harpsichord)

Supraphon SUA-50549
Epic BSC-160
Quintessence 2PMC-2703
Baroque Music Club BACH-719

Jun 17-21, 1963

LP / TT:
2-LP / TT:
2-LP / TT:
CD / TT: 66:24

Recorded at Domovina Studio, Prague, Czechoslovakia.
1st recording of Sonatas for Violin & Harpsichord BWV 1014-1016 by J. Suk & Z. Ruszickova.


H-2

J.S. Bach: Violin & Clavier Sonatas, Vol. 2 [H-2]

1. Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 4 in C minor, BWV 1017 [15:12]
2. Prelude & Fugue in A minor, BWV 894 10:44]
3. Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1018 [19:06]
4. Fantasia & Fugue in A minor, BWV 904 [10:09]
5. Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 6 in G major, BWV 1019 [16:46]

Josef Suk (Violin); Zuzana Růžičková (Harpsichord)

Supraphon SUA-50550
Epic BSC-160
Quintessence 2PMC-2703
Baroque Music Club BACH-720

Jun 17-21, 1963

LP / TT:
2-LP / TT:
2-LP / TT:
CD / TT: 72:09

Recorded at Domovina Studio, Prague, Czechoslovakia.
1st recording of Sonatas for Violin & Harpsichord BWV 1017-1019 by J. Suk & Z. Ruszickova.


H-3

Bach: The Six Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord [H-4]
J.S. Bach: Violin Sonatas BWV 1014-1019
[H-4]

 

Sonatas for violin & keyboard, BWV 1014-1019 []

Josef Suk (Viola); Zuzana Růžičková (Harpsichord) [Neupert harpsichord]

Erato STU 70531
Musical Heritage Society OR-431-32
EMI 1C-18729525-26 (2 LPs)
Warner/Elatus 2564-60498
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Mar 5-10, 1969

2-LP / TT:
2-LP / TT:
2-LP / TT:
2-CD / TT:
MP3 /TT: 111:41

Recorded at Église évangélique allemande, Paris, France.
2nd recording of Sonatas for Violin & Harpsichord BWV 1014-1019 by J. Suk & Z. Ruszickova.
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H-4

Bach-Händel-Telemann: Triosonaten [H-6]

Trio Sonata for flute, violin & continuo in G major, BWV 1038 [8:00]

Aurèle Nicolet (Flute); Josef Suk (Violin); Christiane Jaccottet (Harpsichord); David Geringas (Violoncello)

Eurodisc 200163
Sony Music

Oct 1978

LP / TT: 34:00
CD / TT:

Recorded at Arth, Switzerland.


H-5

J.S. Bach: 6 Sonatas for Violin & Harpsichord [H-9]

Sonatas for violin & keyboard, BWV 1014-1019 []

Josef Suk (Violin); Zuzana Růžičková (Harpsichord)

Denon-Supraphon CO-1370-71
Denon COCO-70687-88

Feb 14-16, 1986

2-CD / TT: 105:35
2-CD / TT: 105:35

Recorded in Dvořák Hall at the Rudolfinum, Prague, Czechoslovakia.
3rd recording of Sonatas for Violin & Harpsichord BWV 1014-1019 by J. Suk & Z. Ruszickova.
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H-6

The viola through the ages (Vol. 1) - J.S. Bach: Sonatas BWV 1020, 1022, 1027-1029 [H-8]

 

Sonata for violin & keyboard in C minor, BWV 1020, transcribed for viola & harpsichord, transposed to G minor [12:14]
Sonata for violin & keyboard in F major, BWV 1022, transcribed for viola & harpsichord [10:24]
Sonatas for viola da gamba & harpsichord, BWV 1027-1029, transcribed for viola & harpsichord [12:54, 14:15, 13:53]

Josef Suk (Viola); Zuzana Růžičková (Harpsichord)

Praga PRD-250103

May 30-31, 1996

CD / TT: 64:09

Recorded in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
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HV-1

Bach: Sonatas 3 and 6 for Violin and Cembalo. Josef Suk, Zuzana Ruzickova [HV-1]

 

00:09-17:16: Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 3 in E major, BWV 1016 [17:07]
18:34-34:27: Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 6 in G major, BWV 1019 [15:63]

Josef Suk (Violin); Zuzana Růžičková (Harpsichord)

YouTube

1990

Video / TT: 35:47

Recorded & filmed in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Broadcast by ZDF.
Watch on YouTube:
Sonatas for violin & keyboard No. 3 BWV 1016 + No. 6 BWV 1019: Complete Works [35:47]
Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 6 BWV 1019: Complete Work [17:19]


H-7

J.S. Bach: Sonatas for Harpsichord and Violin [H-11]

Sonatas for violin & keyboard, BWV 1014-1019 [14:16, 15:15, 17:12, 20:10, 21:05, 17:37]

Josef Suk (Violin); Zuzana Růžičková (Harpsichord)

Lotos 0060-213

May 1998

2-CD / TT: 105:35

Recorded at Domovina Studio, Prague, Czechoslovakia.
4th recording of Sonatas for Violin & Harpsichord BWV 1014-1019 by J. Suk & Z. Ruszickova.
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Recordings of Orchestral Works


O-1

Bach: Violin Concertos

 

1-3. Concerto for violin, strings & continuo No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041 [14:16]
4-6. Concerto for violin, strings & continuo No. 2 in E major, BWV 1042 [17:47]
7-9. Concerto for 2 violins, strings & continuo in D minor ("Double"), BWV 1043 [17:42]
10-12. Concerto for oboe & violin, strings & continuo in C minor (reconstruction), BWV 1060R [15:40]

Vaclav Smetacek [BWV 1041-1043]
Josef Vlach [BWV 1060R]

Prague Symphony Orchestra [BWV 1041-1043]
Suk Chamber Orchestra [BWV 1060R]

Josef Suk (Violin); Ladislav Jasek (Violin) [BWV 1043]; Jan Adamus (Oboe) [BWV 1060R]

Supraphon SU-3567-2-011

BWV 1041-1042: Apr 1966
BWV 1043: Sep 1965
BWV 1060R: Jun 1985

CD / TT: 65:53

Recorded at Dvorak Hall of Rudolfinum, Prague, Czechoslovakia.
Listen on YouTube:
CD: Complete Album [Sequence; 12 Tracks; TT: 65:57]
Concerto for violin, strings & continuo No. 1 BWV 1041: Complete Work [17:27]
Concerto for 2 violins, strings & continuo ("Double"), BWV 1043: Complete Work [18:42]


O-2

J. S. Bach: 5ème Concert Brandebourgeois; Concerto en La Mineur [O-5]

Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050 []
Concerto for flute, violin, harpsichord, strings & continuo in A minor ("Triple"), BWV 1044 []

Eduard Fischer

Prague Soloists

Jean-Pierre Rampal (Flute); Josef Suk (Violin); Zuzana Růžičková (Harpsichord) [Ammer harpsichord]

Erato STU-70469

Jun 19, 30, 1968

LP / TT: 48:21

Recorded at the Rudolfinum, Prague, Czechoslovakia.


OV-1

Henryk Szeryng, Josef Suk, Bach Double Concerto

 
 

Concerto for 2 violins, strings & continuo in D minor ("Double"), BWV 1043 [16:10]

Josef Vlach

Czech Chamber Orchestra

Henryk Szeryng & Josef Suk (Violins)

YouTube

May 26, 1972

Audio / TT:

J.S. Bach: Double Concerto for two Violin and Orchestra. con.. ( Live 26. 5 .1972 in Smetana Hall Prague. )
Listen on YouTube:
Concerto for 2 violins, strings & continuo ("Double"), BWV 1043: Mvt. 1-2 [10:41] + Mvt. 3 [5:29]


O-3

J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concertos/Orchestral Suites [O-1]

Brandenburg Concertos BWV 1046-1051 [21:32, 12:54, 11:48, 16:36, 21:16]
Orchestral Suites BWV 1066-1069 [22:17, 19:09, 20:26, 19:44]

Rudolf Baumgartner

Festival Strings Lucerne

Guy Touvron (Trumpet); Schlund (Horn); Kurt Hanke (Horn); Maurice Bourgue (Oboe); Peter Fuchs (Oboe); Michel Giboureau (Oboe); Alain Golaz (Oboe); Heinrich Haas (Oboe); Andre Lardrot (Oboe); Yves Poucel (Oboe); Andre Raoult (Oboe); Aurèle Nicolet (Transverse Flute); Gunther Ulrich Thieme (Flute); Gunther Holler (Recorder); Manfred Sax (Bassoon); Walter Wehrli (Violin, Double Bass); Josef Suk (Violin Piccolo, Viola); Max Lesueur (Viola); Pere Ros (Viola da gamba); Masako Hirao (Viola da gamba); Markus Nyikos (Cello); Christiane Jaccottet (Harpsichord); Eduard Kaufmann (Harpsichord)

Eurodisc
RCA/BMG

May-Sep 1978

3-CD / TT: 183 min
4-CD / TT:

Recorded at Music Théâtre, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.
3rd recording of Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 BWV 1050 by A. Nicolet.
2nd recording of Orchestral Suite No. 2 BWV 1067 by A. Nicolet.
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O-4

J·S·Bach: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 and 2; Concerto for 2 Violins and Strings

 

1-3. Concerto for violin, strings & continuo No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041 [LP: 14:24; CD: 14:31]
4-6. Concerto for violin, strings & continuo No. 2 in E major, BWV 1042 [LP: 17:47; CD: 17:54]
7-9. Concerto for 2 violins, strings & continuo in D minor ("Double"), BWV 1043 [LP: 16:09; CD:16:16]

Josef Vlach

Suk Chamber Orchestra

Josef Suk (Violin) [All]; Miroslav Kosina (Violin) [BWV 1043]

Supraphon ý11103615
Supraphon ý103615-2-011

Oct 14-17, 1982

LP / TT: 48:20
CD / TT: 48:58

Recorded at the Supraphon Studio at the Dvořák Hall of the House of Artists, Prague, Czechoslovakia.
Recording Director: Jaroslav Rybář; Recording Engineer: Václav Roubal; Supervised by [Odpovědná Redaktorka]: Jana Smékalová.
Listen on YouTube:
CD: Complete Album [Sequence; 9 Tracks; TT: 49:02]


O-5

J.S. Bach: The Brandenburg Concertos [O-4]

Brandenburg Concertos BWV 1046-1051 [21:14, 12:02, 11:59, 15:35, 20:54, 17:00]
Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 [19:48]

Josef Suk

Suk Chamber Orchestra

Josef Suk (Violin) [All]; Ivo Laniar (Continuo) [All]; Zorka Paterova (Harpsichord) [All]; Jiri Stivin (Recorder) [3-4]; Ales Ryban (Recorder) [3-4]; Jiri Valek (Flute) [5, OS 2]; Zuzana Růžičková (Harpsichord) [5]

Vanguard Classics OVC-7002-03

Nov 1989

2-CD / TT: 118:32

Recorded in House of Culture at the Rudolfinum, Prague, Czechoslovakia.
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Recordings of Arrangements & Transcriptions


T-1

Berg: Violin Concerto; Bach: Cantata No. 60 [T-1]
Alban Berg: Violin Concerto; J.S. Bach: Cantata "O Ewigkeit, Du Donnerwort"
[T-1]
Karel Ancerl Gold Edition, Vol 3: Mendelssohn/Bruch/Berg: Violin Concertos
[T-1]

 
 

7-8. A. Berg: Violin Concerto ("To the memory of an angel") [LP: 26:32; CD: 26:04]

Karel Ančerl

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Josef Suk (Violin)

Supraphon SUA-ST-50804
Supraphon SUA-10804
Crossroads 22160172
Supraphon SU-3663-2-011
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Jan 18-19, 1965

LP / TT:
LP / TT:
LP / TT:
CD / TT: 79:24
MP3 / TT: 79:20

Recorded at the Rudolfinum, Prague, Czechoslovakia.
Recording Director: Dr. Eduard Herzog; Sound Engineer & Editing: Miloslav Kulhan.
Listen on YouTube:
A. Berg: Violin Concerto: Complete Work [26:06]
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Music Download (2002): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (March 2021)

Josef Suk: Short Biography | Bach Discography: Recordings of Instrumental Works


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