Czech Music articles from September 2002

Czech Music archives from September 2002

Editorial.(Editorial)
September 1, 2002... Dear readers, Sometimes, one could get an impression, that there is nothing more interesting in Czech music, than Leos Janacek, Antonin Dvorak or Bohuslav Martinu. Nothing against these masters, but on the other hand there is plenty of...

I can imagine all kinds of things an interview with Jiri Barta.
September 1, 2002... The cellist Jiri Barta came to wider public attention with his recording of the solo cello suites of Johann Sebastian Bach Some years have gone by since then and Barta has become a performer with an impressive stylistic range. His repertoire...

The apocalyptic visions of Lubos Fiser.
September 1, 2002... It is now more than three years since the death of Lubos Fiser (30.9.1935-23.6.1999), a distinctive and distinguished figure in post-war Czech music. Fiser's path to the fulfilment of his destiny in life was not direct, since his mother...

Josef Berg.
September 1, 2002... Josef Berg was a very sharp solitary on the Czech musical scene of this period and his early death made him a legendary and cult future. He was not only a composer, but also a prolific writer, playwright, critic and commentator--even through...

Interview with the "Trio des Iscles".
September 1, 2002... TRIO DES ISCLES (PIERRE-OLIVIER QUEYRAS--VIOLIN, VERONIQUE MARIN--CELLO, FREDERIC LAGARDE--PIANO) WAS FOUNDED IN 1988. THROUGH THE MUSIC OF BOHUSLAV MARTINU THEY DISCOVERED OTHER CZECH COMPOSERS. IN 2003 THEY WILL RECORD THE COMPLETE TRIOS OF...

To make the best of this beautiful life.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... I first heard something about petr Rybar some time in 1994. It interested me so much that I telephoned him and he invited me to visit him at his home in Caslana. We immediately hit it off. Petr was happy to be able to speak in Czech, and we had...

The life of Petr Rybar.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... 29th of August 1913--4th of October 2002 (recorded by Ales Brezina on the basis of conversations 1996--2002, with additions from the booklet to the CD In memoriam Duo Rybar). My Parents I was born on the 29th of October 1913 to Czech...

Muziga: O lasce [On Love]. (CD Review).
September 1, 2002... Indies Records The Muziga group was formed in 2000, but Helena and Jiri Vedral have been arranging folksongs since 1992 end had already made several recordings (Jaborove huslicky, 1995; Hej lesem, 1998). On last year's album Horska...