Karel Navrátil
Karel Navrátil (24 April 1867 – 23 December 1936) was a Czech violinist, composer and music educator. He was born in Prague, and studied in Vienna under Guido Adler and František Ondříček, afterward working as a composer and music teacher in Prague. Notable students include composers Helen Hopekirk[1] and John Powell.[2] See: List of music students by teacher: N to Q#Karel Navrátil. He died in Prague.
Some sources have confused him with Karl Nawratil (1836-1914).
Selected works
Navrátil's compositions include opera, symphonies and symphonic poems, piano and violin concertos, chamber music and piano pieces, songs and choral works.
- Opera
- Heřman, Op. 21
- Herman a Dorothea
- Salambo
- Orchestral
- Symphony in G minor, Op. 4 [sic] (published 1902)
- Koncertní ouvertura (Concert Overture), Op. 5 (1872)
- Jan Hus, Symphonic Poem
- Žižka, Symphonic Poem
- Bílá hora (White Mountain; Blanche montagne), Symphonic Poem
- Indianerlegende for string orchestra with harp
- Concertante
- Piano Concerto in F minor
- Violin Concerto in E major
- Piano
- Variace na norské lidové písně (Variations on a Norwegian Folk Song; Variationen über ein norwegisches Volkslied), Op. 4 (1865)
- 2 Skladby (2 Pieces), Op. 6 (1873)
- 3 Balady (3 Ballades), Op. 14 (1883)
- 3 Skladby (3 Pieces), Op. 19 (1888)
- Choral
- Mše D-dur (Mass in D major) for soloists, chorus, orchestra and organ, Op. 26
- Kantor Halfar for male chorus
- Vocal
- 5 Lieder for voice and piano, Op. 10 (1881)
- 3 Balladen for low voice and piano, Op. 13 (1883); words by Ludwig Uhland
References
- ^ Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers (Digitized online by GoogleBooks). p. 227. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
- ^ Mackenzie, Sir Compton; Stone, Christopher (2004). Gramophone. Vol. 81.
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