Pavel Bořkovec
Pavel Bořkovec (born June 10, 1894 in Prague , Austria-Hungary , † July 22, 1972 ibid) was a Czech composer .
Life
Bořkovec studied composition at the Prague Conservatory from 1918 under Josef Bohuslav Foerster and Josef Suk . After his training he lived exclusively from his compositional work. In 1937 he was made an associate member of the Czech Academy of Art and Science; from 1946 to 1967 he taught at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. His students included Pavel Blatný , Jiří Pauer , Vladimír Sommer , Petr Eben , Jan Klusák and Jan Truhlar . Among other works he composed two operas , twoPiano concerts , a concerto grosso, a ballet and five string quartets .
Works
- Piano Concerto No. 1 , 1931
- Satyr , opera based on Johann Wolfgang von Goethe , 1942
- Concerto grosso , 1942
- Piano Concerto No. 2 , 1949–50
- Palecek , Opera, 1959
literature
- Alena Burešová: Pavel Bořkovec. Zivot a dílo . Votobia, Olomouc 1994, ISBN 80-85885-36-0 .
- Jaroslav Kazan et al. (Ed.): Pavel Bořkovec. Osobnost a dílo . Panton, Prague et al. 1964.
- Wilibald Gurlitt (editor): Riemann Musik-Lexikon, personal section A – K, Mainz 1959, B. Schott's sons page 199, article “Bořkovec, Pavel”
Web links
- Works by and about Pavel Bořkovec in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature and other media by and about Pavel Bořkovec in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bořkovec, Pavel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 10, 1894 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 22, 1972 |
| Place of death | Prague |