Pavel Sporcl has established himself on disc as the most charismatic of young Czech violinists, spontaneously imaginative and individual in everything he does. His recording of Dvorák's Violin Concerto (Supraphon, 4/04) revealed that supremacy, and here he tackles the Sonata as well as Kreisler's virtuoso re-creations of three Slavonic Dances. He is partnered by another fine young Czech artist, pianist Petr Jiríkovsky, not as individual as Sporcl but offering excellent support.

That link with the Concerto is apt, for Dvorák wrote the Sonata while waiting for Joachim to give the first performance of the Concerto. If initially the balance of the recording seems to favour the violin, Sporcl quickly demonstrates his responsiveness as a partner, playing with delicacy when the piano needs to be given primacy - something one might not expect of such a virtuoso. After his warm account of the first movement Sporcl gives the central Poco sostenuto a spacious, concentrated reading, leading to an infectiously rhythmic account of the finale, much the most Czech-sounding movement.

The Nocturne is better known in Dvorák's arrangement for string orchestra but his arrangement for violin and piano prompts a hushed and intimate reading. Kreisler made his arrangements of three Slavonic Dances to use as encores. Technically they are more demanding than the originals with plentiful double-stopping for the violin, which Sporcl executes flawlessly.

Suk's Op 17 Pieces make an apt coupling, written in 1900 before the tragedy of the death of Dvorák's daughter and Suk's wife. The second of the four is much the most popular, but all are most attractive, particularly when played as well as here. First-rate sound, recorded in the Rudolfinum in Prague last July.