Sukova Otilie - Piano Pieces

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Suková, OtiliePiano Pieces- First scholarly-critical edition of the sole surviving compositions of Dvorák’s daughter Otilie - “To Dear Daddy” published for the first time- Pieces of moderate technical difficulty also suitable for advanced studentsOtilie Suková was the daughter of Antonín Dvorák and the wife of Josef Suk.A gifted musician, she played the piano and wrote several compositions of her own, inspired by her musical surroundings.Four of her piano pieces have survived; Suk wrote them down after his wife’s performance.

“Lullaby”, “Humoresque” and “Joey on the Horsie” were published four years after her death as a supplement to the periodical Zlatá Praha.“To Dear Daddy” appears here for the first time in print.It is based on two manuscripts; the first is Suk's manuscript, the second is Otilie's clean copy of Suk's manuscript.