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Zdeněk Chalabala

p, vn, 1899-1962 CZ, Uherské Hradiště District
Musician / Conductor of Classical

Czech pianist, violinist, conductor, educator. Born April 18, 1899 in Uherské Hradiště (former Austro-Hungarian Empire), died March 4, 1962 in Prague (former Czechoslovakia). In 1924 he founded and conducted “Slovácká filharmonie” (not to be confused with “Slovenská filharmónia”). He was opera conductor at all major Czech and Slovak theatres in Prague, Brno, Ostrava or Bratislava, as well as in Moscow, Soviet Union. His students included Vítězslava Kaprálová.

     
Instruments
  • Piano
  • Violin
Popular Tracks   
The Devil´s Wall: Overture on Smetana: The Devil´s Wall by Bedřich Smetana & Various Artists
The Kiss, JB 1:104, Act I, Scene 8: What a Disgrace! - Play Me the Most Sprightly Dance (Vendulka, dcera Palouckého, Lukáš, mladý vdovec, Barče, děvečka u Palouckých) on Smetana: The Kiss by Bedřich Smetana, Ludmila Červinková, Marta Krásová & Beno Blachut
Moon song: O, moon high up in the deep sky - Act 1 - Rusalka Op. 114, B. 203 - Remastered 2023, Studio 1961 on Dvořák: Rusalka, Op. 114 by Zdeněk Chalabala by Antonín Dvořák, Zdeněk Chalabala, Milada Šubrtová & Prague National Theatre Orchestra
The Devil´s Wall, Act III Scene 6: A Hellish Dance on Smetana: The Devil´s Wall by Bedřich Smetana & Various Artists
The Kiss, JB 1:104: Overture on Smetana: The Kiss by Bedřich Smetana, Ludmila Červinková, Marta Krásová & Beno Blachut
The Devil´s Wall, Act I Scene 4: Ha, ha, ha, My Dearest Ones (Jarek, Michálek, Katuška, The devil) on Smetana: The Devil´s Wall by Bedřich Smetana & Various Artists
The Kiss, JB 1:104, Act I, Scene 1: Vendulka! Vendulka! (otec Paloucký, Vendulka, dcera Palouckého, Martinka, Vendulčina stará teta) on Smetana: The Kiss by Bedřich Smetana, Ludmila Červinková, Marta Krásová & Beno Blachut
The Devil´s Wall, Act I Scene 1: A Horse Without a Rider Has Come (Jarek, Michálek) on Smetana: The Devil´s Wall by Bedřich Smetana & Various Artists
The Devil´s Wall, Act I Scene 1: He Is the First Man Among the Czechs… At First Sight We Can’t Be (Jarek, Michálek, Beneš, The devil) on Smetana: The Devil´s Wall by Bedřich Smetana & Various Artists
The Kiss, JB 1:104, Act I, Scene 6: Just as I Said (otec Paloucký, Vendulka, dcera Palouckého, Lukáš, mladý vdovec) on Smetana: The Kiss by Bedřich Smetana, Ludmila Červinková, Marta Krásová & Beno Blachut

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Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Rusalka, Highlights From The OperaAntonín Dvořák, Orchestr Národního Divadla, Sbor Národního Divadla, Zdeněk Chalabala2005Album
Rusalka (Grosser Querschnitt - In Tschechischer Sprache)Antonín Dvořák, Milada Šubrtová, Ivo Žídek, Eduard Haken, Sbor Národního Divadla Und Das Orchestr Národního Divadla, Zdeněk Chalabala1998Album
Concerto No. 1 In D Minor For Piano And Orchestra / Concerto No. 1 In A Minor For Violin And OrchestraJohann Sebastian Bach, The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Sviatoslav Richter, Václav Talich, Libor Hlaváček, Zdeněk Chalabala1998Compil.
Konzert an der MoldauAntonín Dvořák, Bedřich Smetana, Karel Ančerl, Karel Šejna, Zdeněk Chalabala1989Album
Polkas, Czech Dances, The Bartered Bride Excerpts, Scherzo From The Festive SymphonyBedřich Smetana, Brno State Philharmonic Orchestra, František Jílek, Orchestr Národního Divadla, Zdeněk Chalabala, The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Karel Šejna1989Compil.
Famous Opera OverturesThe Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Bohumír Liška, Karel Ančerl, Zdeněk Chalabala1988Compil.
Rusalka, Opus. 114, Opera In 3 ActsAntonín Dvořák, Národní Divadlo, Zdeněk Chalabala1985Album
The Devil's WallBedřich Smetana1976Album
Brudkopet - Utdrag Ur Operan (Bartered Bride, opera highlights)Bedřich Smetana, Orchestr Národního Divadla, Zdeněk Chalabala1974Album
The Water Goblin / The Noon Witch / HusitskáAntonín Dvořák - The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Zdeněk Chalabala / Karel Ančerl1972Album
Symphonische Dichtungen: Der Wassermann / Die WaldtaubeAntonín Dvořák - Zdeněk Chalabala, The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra1971Album
Scheherazade Op.35Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra - Zdeněk Chalabala1966Album
ŠeherezádaNikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Řídí Zdeněk Chalabala1966Album
The Wild-Dove / The Golden Spinning WheelAntonín Dvořák – The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Zdeněk Chalabala1962Album
The Bartered Bride (Comic Opera In 3 Acts)Bedřich Smetana, Zdeněk Chalabala1961Album
Slavonic Dances, Opp 46 And 72 / Orchestral Highlights From "The Bartered Bride"Antonín Dvořák / Bedřich Smetana, Karel Šejna / The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Zdeněk Chalabala1961Compil.
Don Juan, K. 527 (Scény Z Opery O 2 Dějstvích)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Orchestr Národního Divadla Řídí Zdeněk Chalabala1960Album
The Devil And Kate (Opera In 3 Acts)Antonín Dvořák, The Members Of The National Theatre Prague, Sbor Národního Divadla And Orchestr Národního Divadla Conductor Zdeněk Chalabala1958Album
Madame Butterfly / Faust A MarkétaGiacomo Puccini / Charles Gounod - Orchester Slovenského Národného Divadla, Zdeněk Chalabala1953Album
Ouvertures Célèbres No1Alexander Borodin / Bedřich Smetana / Carl Maria von Weber, The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Dir: Karel Ančerl, Zdeněk Chalabala, Karel ŠejnaAlbum
Ouvertures Célèbres No1Alexander Borodin / Bedřich Smetana / Carl Maria von Weber, The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Dir: Karel Ančerl, Zdeněk Chalabala, Karel ŠejnaAlbum
Borodin: Polovtsian DancesOrchestr Národního Divadla & Sbor Národního Divadla, Zdeněk Chalabala, The Prague Symphony Orchestra, Václav Smetáček, The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Zdeněk KošlerAlbum
Die Tschechische PhilharmonieThe Czech Philharmonic Orchestra / Karel Ančerl • Franz Konwitschny • Zdeněk Chalabala - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart • Carl Maria von Weber • Richard Wagner • Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka • Bedřich Smetana • Antonín DvořákAlbum
Polovtsian DancesAlexander Borodin, Sbor Národního Divadla and Orchestr Národního Divadla, Zdeněk ChalabalaSingle
The Water Sprite, The Midday Witch (Symphonic Poems) / The Hussites (Overture)Antonín Dvořák, The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Zdeněk ChalabalaAlbum
Operaic Recital - Madam Butterfly / FaustZdeněk ChalabalaAlbum
Symphonische Dichtungen: Das Goldene Spinnrad/ Die Mittaghexe/ Husitská Op. 67Antonín Dvořák - Zdeněk Chalabala, The Czech Philharmonic OrchestraAlbum
The Devil And KateAntonín Dvořák, Zdeněk ChalabalaAlbum
Sinfonía Nº 2 En Si Menor / El Principe Igor: Oberturas Y Danzas PolovstsianasAlexander Borodin - The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Václav Smetáček, Sbor Národního Divadla Y Orchestr Národního Divadla, Zdeněk ChalabalaAlbum
Scheherazade Op. 35Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Zdeněk ChalabalaAlbum
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