Oskar Nedbal

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Oskar Nedbal, 1901
Zygmunt Skwirczyński : Oskar Nedbal (1911)

Oskar Nedbal (born March 26, 1874 in Tábor , Austria-Hungary , † December 24, 1930 in Zagreb ) was a Bohemian composer and conductor .

Life

Oskar Nedbal was born in Tábor in South Bohemia (then in the Austro-Hungarian monarchy ) as the son of a Czech-speaking family. After studying at the Conservatory in Prague as a student of Anton Bennewitz and Antonín Dvořák , he was the violist and organizer of the Bohemian String Quartet from 1892 to 1906 (together with Karel Hoffmann , Josef Suk and Hanuš Wihan ), for whose world fame he made a special contribution. After he ran away with the wife of Primarius Hoffmann in 1906, Lionel Tertis , then Jeří Herold, took his place on a tour in England . Nedbal was co-founder and conductor of the Bohemian Philharmonic and from 1906 to 1919 chief conductor of the Vienna Tonkünstler Orchestra , which he founded , where he was celebrated as an operetta composer. The operetta Poland Blood , which premiered in Vienna in 1913 , became popular and subsequently secured him a steady income through royalty payments . After the establishment of Czechoslovakia , he was director of the Slovak National Theater in Bratislava from 1923 to 1930 .

Nedbal died an accidental death in the Zagreb theater on December 24, 1930 . According to unproven, often rumored information, he is said to have thrown himself to his death there due to his seemingly hopeless financial situation from the ballet hall .

recognition

In 1953 the Nedbalgasse in Vienna- Donaustadt (22nd district) was named after him. A theater was named after him in his hometown Tabor.

The asteroid (3592) Nedbal , discovered on February 15, 1980, was named after him in 1990.

Relatives

The conductor and patron of the history of the Czech opera theater Karel Nedbal (born October 28, 1888 in Königinhof on the Elbe, † March 20, 1964 in Prague) was a nephew of Oskar Nedbal.

Works

Operettas

  • Cudná Barbora, The chaste Barbara. 1911.
  • Polská krev, Polish blood . 1913, his best-known work, 3,000 performances in Vienna from 1913 to 1926.
  • Vinobraní, the winegrower's bride. 1916.
  • Krásná Saskia, The beautiful Saskia. 1917.
  • Yerevan, Yerevan . 1918.
  • Mamsell Napoleon. 1919.
  • Donna Gloria. 1925.

ballet

  • Pohádka o Honzovi, fairy tales by Hans . 1902.
  • Z pohádky do pohádky, From fairy tale to fairy tale . 1908.
  • Princezna Hyacinta, Princess Hyacint . 1911.
  • Čertova babička, devil's grandmother . 1912.
  • Andersen . 1914.

Opera

  • Sedlák Jakub, farmer Jakob . 1922, his only opera.

literature

Remarks

  1. ↑ see on this: Biographical Lexicon of the History of the Bohemian Lands , Volume III

Web links

Commons : Oskar Nedbal  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ John White: Lionel Tertis. The First Great Virtuoso of the Viola , Woodbridge 2006, p. 14.
  2. ↑ Minor Planet Circ. 16443
personal data
SURNAME Nedbal, Oscar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bohemian composer and conductor
DATE OF BIRTH March 26, 1874
PLACE OF BIRTH Tábor
DATE OF DEATH December 24, 1930
Place of death Zagreb