Ilja Hurník
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Ilja Hurník (born 25 November 1922 in Poruba, now part of Ostrava) is a contemporary Czech composer and essayist. He entered the Prague Conservatory, then went on to the Prague Academy of Arts, where he studied with Ilona Štěpánová-Kurzová, daughter of Vilém Kurz.
His 1953 sonata da camera, for flute, oboe, cello and harpsichord, has been recorded on Cedille Records.[1]
A 2008 Supraphon CD (SU 3944-2) contains two of Ilja Hurník's instrumental compositions, the colorful Ondráš. Ballet Music, written in 1951, and his Four Seasons Chamber Suite, written in 1952. Both are performed by the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra led by Karel Ančerl
[edit] References
- ^ Shreffler, Anne. "20th Century Baroque". Liner note essay. Cedille Records CDR011.
[edit] External links
- Hurnik, Ilja. "Website of Ilja Hurnik". http://www.hurnik.cz/. Retrieved 2007-01-07.
- "Ilya Hurnik page at Životopisy online". Archived from the original on 2007-05-03. http://web.archive.org/web/20070503023333/http://zivotopisyonline.cz/ilja-hurnik.php. Retrieved 2007-01-07.
- "Ilya Hurnik Biography and List of Works at the Czech Music Info Center". http://www.musica.cz/comp/hurnik.htm. Retrieved 2007-01-22.
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