Canon
Where to start with Suk
Essential works to know this composer by — spread across their styles-
OrchestralSymphony in C minor, op. 27, "Asrael"
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Vocal10 Songs, for chorus and piano 4-hands, op. 15
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Keyboard2 Piano Pieces
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Chamber4 Pieces for Violin and Piano, op. 17
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OrchestralFairy Tale, op. 16 — 'Pohádka', suite from 'Raduz and Mahulena'
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OrchestralFantastic Scherzo op. 25
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OrchestralFantasy for Violin and Orchestra, op. 24
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OrchestralSerenade for strings in E flat major, op. 6
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Keyboard6 Pieces, for piano, op. 7
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OrchestralA Winter's Tale, op. 9
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KeyboardAbout Mother, 5 pieces for piano, op. 28
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KeyboardAndante
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KeyboardBagatelle
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ChamberBallade and serenade, for cello and piano, op. 3
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ChamberBallade in D minor, for violin and piano
Listening guide
Hand-curated paths into Suk's catalogueMost Popular
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Serenade for Strings in E-flat major
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Asrael Symphonythe angel of death
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String Quartet No. 1 in B-flat major
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About Mother (piano pieces)
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Fairy Tale (orchestra)
Most Acclaimed
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Asrael Symphony
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String Quartet No. 2 in B-flat minor
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Symphony ”Ripening” (Zrání)
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Meditation on the St. Wenceslas Chorale
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Piano Quintet in G minor
Most Weird
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Asrael Symphonythe angel of death — 70-minute memorial for both Dvořák (his father-in-law) and his wife Otylka (Dvořák’s daughter) who died within two years of each other; his most devastating work
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Symphony ”Ripening”extremely complex late style — almost nobody performs it; the counterpoint is crushing
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A Summer Tale (Letní pohádka)fantasy poem for orchestra
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The Ripening (Zrání)his last major orchestral work — a meditation on age
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Epilog for soprano, baritone, chorus and orchestra
Similar composers
Same era, overlapping styles — by genre & period affinityWorks 42
- Orchestral
- ● Symphony in C minor, op. 27, "Asrael"
- Fairy Tale, op. 16 — 'Pohádka', suite from 'Raduz and Mahulena'
- Fantastic Scherzo op. 25
- Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, op. 24
- Serenade for strings in E flat major, op. 6
- A Winter's Tale, op. 9
- Pohádka Léta, tone poem op. 29
- Praga, symphonic poem op. 26
- Ripening, symphonic poem, op. 34
- Serenade in E flat major, for strings, op. 6
- Symphony in E major, op. 14
- Vocal
- 10 Songs, for chorus and piano 4-hands, op. 15
- Mass, for chorus and organ in B
- Three-part choruses for female voices
- Keyboard
- 2 Piano Pieces
- 6 Pieces, for piano, op. 7
- About Mother, 5 pieces for piano, op. 28
- Andante
- Bagatelle
- Capriccietto in G
- Episodes, op. 13
- Jaro, op. 22a
- Letni dojmy, op. 22b
- Listek do pamatniku
- Love Song for piano, op. 7, no. 1
- Lullabies for piano, op. 33
- Minuet
- Nálady, op. 10
- Pieces for piano, op. 22b "Summer Impressions"
- Pieces, op. 22a "Spring"
- Psina spanelska
- Scherzino
- Sneni
- Vesnicka serenada
- Zivotem A Snem for piano, op. 30
- Chamber
- 4 Pieces for Violin and Piano, op. 17
- Ballade and serenade, for cello and piano, op. 3
- Ballade in D minor, for violin and piano
- Elegie for Piano Trio, op. 23
- Meditation on an Old Czech Hymn 'St. Wenceslas' for strings or string quartet, op. 35a
- Piano Quartet in A minor, op. 1
- Piano Trio in C minor, op. 2