Two illustrious Czech artists with unique musical connections to two of the composers on the program: Firkušný studied composition with Leoš Janáček, and Suk is the great-grandson of Antonín Dvořák. The famed violinist and pianist perform Dvořák: Sonatina for Violin and Piano in G Major, Janáček: Sonata for Violin and Piano, Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, and Beethoven: Violin Sonata No.10 in G Major. Recorded in Dvor?k Hall of the Rudolfinum, Prague, on May 18, 1992.