Miloslav Kabeláč

Miloslav Kabeláč is a Compositeur and Czech Leader , born the 1908 and dead the September 17th 1979.

Biography

After studies with the Academy of Prague, he becomes leader of the radio of the Czech capital of 1932 with 1954 (except during the war). While taking an active part in the revival of the contemporary Czech music, he teaches with the Academy starting from 1958 with pupils like Zdenek Lukas, Jan Malek, Jaroslav Krcek, Jan Slimacek or Ivana Loudova.

Its music research carries it towards the Electronic music, of which it becomes a carry-flag in Europe. Its compositions also comprise broad parts devoted to the percussions.

Works

Symphonies

Symphony n° 1 in D, for cords and percussions, op.11 (1941-1942)
Symphony n° 2 in C, for full orchestra, COp 15 (1942-1946)
Symphony n° 3 in F, for organ, coppers and drinking cups, COp 33 (1948-1957)
Symphony n° 4 in, " symphony of chambre" , COp 36 (1954-1958)
Symphony n° 5 in minor B flat, " Dramatique" , for soprano without text, and orchestrates, COp 41 (1960)
Symphonie n° 6 " Concertante" , for clarinet and orchestra, COp 44 (1961-1962)
Symphony n° 7 for orchestra and reciting (according to the Bible), COp 52 (1967-1968)
Symphony n° 8 " Antiphonies" , for soprano, chorus, percussions and organ, COp 54 (1970)

Other orchestral works

Opening n° 2 for full orchestra, COp 17 (1947)
Orchestral suite childish Moods , COp 22 (1955)
Suite Elektra for viola, chorus of woman and orchestra, COp 28a (1956)
Mystère of time , passacaille for full orchestra, COp 31 (1953-1957)
Three melodramas for reciting and chamber orchestra, COp 34b (1957)
Improvisation for full orchestra Hamlet , COp 46 (1962-1963)
Réflexions , nine miniatures for orchestra, COp 49 (1963-1964)
Metamorphoses I & II, for piano and orchestra, COp 58 (1979)

Piano

Passacaille TGM, COp 3 (1937)
7 compositions for piano, op.14 (1944-1947)
easy Preludes, COp 26 (1955)
8 preludes for piano, COp 30 (1955-1956)
Impressions of foreign countries, COp 38 (1959)
Small Continuation for piano with 4 hands, COp 42 (1960)

Organ

Imagination for organ in minor ground and minor D, COp 32 (1957-1958)
4 preludes for organ, COp 48 (1963)

Chamber music

Sextet for winds, COp 8 (1940)
Sonata for oboe and piano, COp 24 (1955)
Ballade for violin and piano, COp 27 (1956)
Suite for saxophone and piano, COp 39 (1959)
8 Invezioni for percussions, COp 45 (1962-1963)
Otto ricercari, for percussions, COp 51 (1966-1967)
Lamenti E risolini , 8 trifles, for flute and toothing-stone, COp 53 (1969)
Sonate for trumpet, piano and percussions with reciting, COp. 56 (1975-1976)

Lieder with accompaniment

Moravian Lullaby , for soprano and chamber orchestra, based on popular melodies, COp 20 (1951)
Love song for soprano, baritone and piano, COp 25 (1955)
Six lullabies on popular melodies, for viola solo, chorus of women and together instrumental, or for viola and piano, COp 29 (1955)
Songs of hunting for baritone and 4 horns French, COp 37 (1958-1959)
Echoes besides , 5 songs for viola and piano, without words, COp 47 (1963)

Choruses

6 choruses for men, according to Jiří Wolker, COp 10 (1939-1940)
Blue sky for chorus of children according to František Hrubín, COp 19 (1950)
With Nature for chorus of children, according to popular melodies, COp 35 (1957-1958)

Cantatas

C Not Retreat! , Cantata for chorus of men, winds and percussions, according to popular melodies, COp 7 (1939)
Mystery of Silence , for soprano and chamber orchestra, COp 50 (1964-1965)
Metamorphoses I & II for chorus and baritone, COp 57 (1979)

Electroacoustic music

E fontibus Bohemicis , 6 tables according to Czech annals, COp 55 (1965-1972)

Discography

Many its compositions were create by the leader Karel Ančerl, in particular 2nd and 5th symphonies (in 1957 and 1961). Whereas the music of Kabeláč is not recorded practically any more today, the discs engraved by Karel Ančerl with the Czech Philharmonic orchestra make it possible to appreciate the 5th symphony, the passacaille Mystère of time and the improvisation for orchestra Hamlet .

Václav Neumann has on its side recorded the 8th symphony, always with the Czech philharmonic society and the French unit the Percussions of Strasbourg.

External bonds

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