1909-1978
Composer of Classical
Václav Dobiáš (born 22 September 1909, Radčice, Bohemia – d. Prague, 18 May 1978) was a Czech composer.Dobiáš studied in Prague with Josef Bohuslav Foerster and then at the Prague Conservatory under Vítězslav Novák. Many of his early works show considerable influence from folk music. Later in his life he became interested in quarter tone composition, especially after studying with Alois Hába. After working in the Czech Ministry of Information, he became professor at the Prague Academy of Music in 1950. Some of his 1940s and 1950s works, especially his cantatas, were written in praise of communism.
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Ančerl's Contemporaries | Karel Ančerl, The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra : Pavel Bořkovec, Benjamin Britten, Václav Dobiáš, Petr Eben, Ilja Hurník, Ivan Jirko, Viktor Kalabis, Julius Kalaš, Jan Kapr, Jan Seidel | 2008 | Compil. |
Jarmil Burghauser: Seven Reliefs; Václav Dobiáš: Symphony No. 2 | Karel Ančerl, Jarmil Burghauser, Václav Dobiáš | 2005 | Compil. |
Nonet - O Rodné Zemi (The Native Land) | Václav Dobiáš - Czech Nonet | 1984 | Album |
Vyznání | Václav Dobiáš, Jan Seidel, Jiří Pauer, Václav Trojan | 1983 | Album |
О Родной Земле | Václav Dobiáš | 1975 | Album |
Symphony No. 2 | Václav Dobiáš - The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Karel Ančerl | Album | |
Sonata For Piano, String Orchestra, Wind Quintet And Timpani / Concerto No. 3 For Piano And Orchestra | Václav Dobiáš / Ivan Jirko - The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Zdeněk Jílek, Viktorie Švihlíková, Zdeněk Košler, Karel Ančerl | Album |