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Josef Bohuslav Foerster
12+ albums
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Josef Bohuslav Foerster (30 December 1859 – 29 May 1951) was a Czech composer of classical music. Foerster was born in Dětenice, in an area called the Bohemian Paradise. His was a musical family normally living in Prague, where his father, a composer also named Josef Foerster, taught at the Conservatory. From 1884 he worked as a critic, and he would prove to be a writer of distinction. In 1893 he married the leading Czech soprano Berta Lautererová (Bertha Lauterer) in Hamburg, during ten years making his living there as a critic, and she was engaged at the Hamburg Staatsoper. In 1901 he became a teacher at the Hamburg Conservatory. In 1903 Berta went to sing at the Vienna Hofoper, and so Josef moved there with her, continuing to make a living as a music critic. He returned to Prague on the foundation of the Czechoslovak Republic in 1918, thereafter teaching at the conservatory and the university. In 1946 he was declared a National Composer. He died in Nový Vestec. Compositions: five symphonies; six operas ("Eva" is the most famous one); two violin concertos; cello concerto;four string quartets; a wind quintet;two symphonic poems, compositions for voice; and many others User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
top songs
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From Shakespeare, Op. 76: I. Introduction. Andante moderato "Zas, mrtvé postavy, mne oblétáte…"
1,1872Wind Quintet D Major, Op. 95: II. Andante sostenuto
1673From Shakespeare, Op. 76: III. Viola. Andante
994Symphony No. 1 in D minor, Op. 9: Andante
815Symphony No. 2 in F Major, Op. 29: Allegro Moderato
766Symphony No. 1 in D minor, Op. 9: Adagio - Allegro con brio
697Violin Concerto No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 88: II. Andante sostenuto
668Festive Overture, Op. 70
449Wind Quintet in D Major, Op. 95: II. Andante sostenuto
4310Wind Quintet in D Major, Op. 95: I. Allegro moderato
37albums
Foerster: Orchestral Works
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Janáček, Foerster & Haas: Music for Wind Instruments
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Symphonies No. 1 & 2
FOERSTER: Eva
Foerster: Violin Concertos
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Foerster: The Cello Sonatas
FOERSTER: Festival Overture, Op. 7 / My Youth Op. 44
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Foerster: Dreams, Memories and Impressions (Complete Solo Piano Music)
Foerster: The Complete String Quartets
Foerster: Symphony No. 4 / Festival Overture / My Youth
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Foerster: Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 88 & Cyrano de Bergerac, Op. 55
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Foerster: The Complete Piano Trios