Fibich, Zdeněk 1850 - 1900
Author: Higuchi, Ai
Last updated：October 1, 2007
Author: Higuchi, Ai
Born in 1850 in the village of Všebořice, Bohemia, he is one of the most prominent Czech composers.
He began composing at the recommendation of František Černý. In 1864, he was appointed organist at St. Ignatius Church. From 1864, he attended Zikmund Kolešovský's private music school. In 1865, he enrolled at the Leipzig Conservatory, where he studied piano with Moscheles, harmony with Richter and counterpoint with Jadassohn. He incorporated Czech folk songs and national dances and composed operas based on Czech legends, though their form can be described as German Romantic. He skillfully fused the melancholic Czech folk songs and dance rhythms with German Romantic compositional structures. Among his works is Moods, Impressions and Reminiscences, a collection of piano pieces that served as a musical diary of his romantic relationship with his student Anežka Schulzová, with whom he had an intimate relationship for about ten years starting around 1893. Anežka's presence significantly influenced Fibich's compositional creativity.
His surviving works are diverse, including orchestral music, operas, stage dramas, melodramas, piano works, chamber music, and vocal compositions.
Author : Kase, Marie
Last Updated: November 1, 2021
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Author : Kase, Marie
Numbers prefixed with "Hud." are work catalogue numbers assigned based on Zdeněk Fibich. Tematický katalog, the thematic catalogue authored by Vladimír Hudec in 2001 (Editio Bärenreiter Praha). Since the 2010s, their use has become evident in publications by Bärenreiter Praha and others, and today, they are widely used not only in academic papers, sound recordings, and articles related to Fibich both domestically and internationally, but also in sources such as Wikipedia (English work list) and IMSLP.
(Note that while the prefix "H." is sometimes seen on IMSLP, given that "H." is already widely established as the work catalogue number for Martinů, we consider "Hud." to be preferable to prevent confusion.)
Works(32)
Piano Solo (7)
scherzo (2)
pieces (7)
Piano Ensemble (6)
suite (4)
Chamber Music (4)
Various works (5)
Piano Quintet (Violin, Clarinet, Horn, Cello and Piano) Op.42
Key: D-Dur Composed in: 1893 Playing time: 37 min 10 sec