New CDs and Performance Review at PRESS
Viktor and Zuzana
formed a remarkable partnership at the heart of Czech music for more than 50 years. They refused to join the Communist Party and faced endless adversities, yet they achieved enormous international success.
Viktor's music, inspired in particular by such composers as Martinu, Hindemith, Stravinsky, Honegger and Bartok, has been widely performed and recorded. Zuzana's virtuoso skills on the harpsichord – most notably her interpretations of Bach - have brought her honors and acclaim. Her more than 65 recorded albums and thousands of public performances have thrilled audiences across the world.
NEW: 3 CD Box Set - Limited Authorized Edition - Executive Producer John Solum. MSR Classics Orchestral, Concerto, Ballet, Chamber & Solo
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Look for the review by Phil Muse in Symphony of May 23, 2010......
"Czech composer Viktor Kalabis (1923-2006) was an unknown name to me when this 3-CD jewel box arrived in the mail. As I began scanning the Internet for basic research in writing this review, I was astonished to find that only two Kalabis works were listed on Arkivmusic.com, both buried in recordings of works by other composers. My wonder increased as I actually began listening to the composer’s music. Here was a distinctive, major voice of the 20th century, one who by rights should have a place in modern music near to Bartók or Kodály, two older contemporaries whom he admired, or Stravinsky, of whom he wrote a thesis. (I will leave it to others more qualified than I, and to time, which reveals all things, to determine the exact niche.) Why had I never encountered this striking figure before, in concert or on record? ...."see review at PRESS
Watch New York University's Professor Michael Beckermann Introduce the Music of Victor Kalabis - click here
First world complete CD recordings of the String Quartets - Kocian Quartet and Zemlinsky Quartet - see press
The mission of the Foundation, inspired by Zuzana, is:
To develop, promote knowledge of, and sponsor the music and life's work of Viktor Kalabis through events such as concerts, lectures, festivals, exhibitions, competitions, master classes and other educational events by the use of such media as radio, television, film, recordings, publications and electronic technology including the internet, and hiring such performing and creative artists, consultants, and administrative staff as might be required to operate and maintain the organization and its goals.
Viktor Kalabis 1923 - 2006
Watch this space for upcoming new recordings of Kalabis - please go to press for news of new CDs - string quartets, piano, & more.
See more upcoming performances.
Go to PRESS to see reviews 7 other news - Jindřichův Hradec Honors Viktor Kalabis
Schott publishes Kalabis scores.
Visit Schott Music's website for details.