Kronbauer Viktor (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Vergilbt / ausgeblichen. Prevazne fotograficke setkani s nasim prednim dirigentem Vaclavem Neumannem, ktere jej zachycuje pri praci i ve vzacnejsich intimnich okamzicich, s jeho vlastnim slovnim doprovodem.

Condition: Good. Original cloth, illustrated with b/w photographs, 4to.

Condition: very good. Photo non contractuelle. Envoi rapide et soigné.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Includes Illustrations. Text is in Czech, English, French, German. Vaclav Neumann was the chief conductor of the Czech Philharmonic and a prominent figure among conductors who was known all over the world for his achievements. He was a personality of a unique combination of spiritual qualities with professionalism. Václav Neumann (29 September 1920 - 2 September 1995) was a Czech conductor, violinist and violist. Neumann was born in Prague, where he studied at the Prague Conservatory with Josef Micka (violin), and Pavel D de ek and Metod Doležil (conducting). He co-founded the Smetana Quartet, playing 1st violin and then viola, before conducting in Karlovy Vary and Brno. In 1956, he began to conduct at the Komische Oper in Berlin, leaving in 1964 to become conductor of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. He stayed there until 1968, when he became principal conductor of the Czech Philharmonic, a post he held until 1990. Neumann taught conducting at the Prague Academy for Music, where his students included Oliver von Dohnányi and VÃt zslav Podrazil. Neumann was particularly noted as a champion of Czech music, and made the first studio recording of LeoÅ¡ Janá ek's opera The Excursions of Mr. Brou ek in 1962. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing Edition limited to 5000 copies. Viktor Kronbauer (Photographer) (illustrator).…