Czech & Slovak Composers

[alfor]

3rd Symphony:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X-wWKCWqQ0

[fleubis]

3rd Symphony:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X-wWKCWqQ0

Yes! I found the 3rd Symphony a little earlier and took a listen.

[alfor]

České týdnů (6):

genuine teutonic alfor scan

The 1st movement exhibits some impressionistic influence,
the last movement, a Perpetuum mobile/Toccata, mainly in unisons,
comes with regards of Chopin.

Vrana Sonata op.11.pdf

[fleubis]

Vrána (1914 - 1975)

Not to be confused with a chess player or actor bearing the same name. This fellow was a Czech pianist & composer.
He attended the Conservatory in Brno, studied the organ with Eduard Tregler and composition with Viléma Petrželka. For graduate work he went on to Prague to study with JOSEPH SUK and Vitezslav Novak and piano with Vilém Kurz .
Between 1939 and 1945 he was the pianist in the studio in Ostrava Cs. Radio and after the liberation, he worked as a pianist and music director in Prague. Other piano works which we might encounter include the Prelude & Passacaglia (1936), Preludes (1939), Serenade (1948) and Fantasie (1949). (ed. I hope I've got most of this right! Very difficult to interpret machine translation of Czech)

Meanwhile, somebody called "fleubis" spent an interesting afternoon playing through a sonata by this composer and got his thumbs caught between the keys while playing the whirlwind finale and trying to put out the fire of the 3rd mov't 'Presto con fuoco'. Composers should write less dangerous music or insure that pianists keep a Feuerlöscher handy.

[alfor]

...Composers should write less dangerous music or insure that pianists keep a Feuerlöscher handy.

Here you go:

Feuerlöscher.jpg

[alfor]

České týdnů (6):

Some lighter music

See: viewtopic.php?f=11&t=442&p=9006&hilit=roderich#p9006

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Bass Barcarolle op.31,1.pdf

Bass Serenade gracieuse op.31,2.pdf

[fleubis]

Yes Alfred, I can give my fingers a rest with Bass's this nice languid salon music. Of course everything seems a little slow after being in the fast lane with Vrána.

Thanks, Alfred.

[Riodk]

Thanks Alfor !

Great to see the variety of stuff you post

Riodk

[alfor]

Dear fleubis, dear Riodk,

you are welcome!

My next Czech postings will be indeed varied!

[alfor]

České týdnů (7):

R. survived Auschwitz and Dachau!!

Excellent miniatures. An enjoyable op.1!

genuine teutonic alfor scan

Reiner 9 Improvisations op.1.pdf