Biography of Rudolf Karel (1880-1945)

1880
Born in Pilsen
Student of Dvorak
1923
Professorship at Prague conservatory, teaching composition
1938
Part of the anti-Fascist movement
1940
Banned from teaching
1943
Arrested in the Prague prison
1945
Composition of the Nonett sitting in Prague prison just before being transported to Theresienstadt. Written on 63 leaves of toilet paper, the composition was rescued by a prison ward and first played by Czech Nonett in the same year.
1945
Dies in Theresienstadt

CDs with/from Rudolf Karel

Ensemble Aventure, Robert Hill, Christian Hommel
Rudolf Karel, Pavel Haas, Erich Itor Kahn, Hans Krasa (1999)
Ars Musici
    Rudolf Karel: Nonett:
  1. Allegro con fuoco (07:00:00)
  2. Andante (04:54:00)
  3. Molto Allegro (04:51:00)
    4. Pavel Haas: Bläserquintett op. 10:
  4. Preludio. Andante ma vivace (03:14:00)
  5. Preghiera. Misterioso e triste (04:32:00)
  6. Ballo eccentrico. Ritmo marcato (02:12:00)
  7. Epilogo. Maestoso (03:47:00)
  8. Erich Itor Kahn: Actus Tragicus (14:00:00)
    9. Hans Krása: Kammermusik für Cembalo und sieben Instrumente:
  9. 1. Satz (07:58:00)
  10. 2. Satz (06:12:00)
Last edit 27.07.2010