Oskar Nedbal

Oskar Nedbal ( born March 26, 1874 in Tabor, † December 24, 1930 in Zagreb) was a Bohemian composer and conductor.

Life

Nedbal, son of a German - and Czech-speaking family, was born in Tábor in southern Bohemia, at that time in the monarchy of Austria - Hungary. Studies at the Prague Conservatory as a pupil of Anton Bennewitz and Antonín Dvořák. 1892-1906 violist and organizer of the Bohemian String Quartet to its world-wide fame he has made ​​an outstanding contribution. Co-founder and conductor of the Czech Philharmonic. 1906-1919 Principal Conductor and founder of the Viennese Composers Orchestra, at the same time there celebrated operetta composer. After the founding of Czechoslovakia, he was from 1923 to 1930 Head of the Slovak National Theatre in Bratislava ( Bratislava). Nedbal died on 24 December 1930 in Agram (Zagreb) in Croatia accidental death in the ballet hall of the theater in Zagreb. After unproven, often kolportierter notice he is said to have fallen from the local ballet studio in the death of him because of his seemingly hopeless financial situation.

Oskar Nedbal was a world-renowned conductor, composer of songs, orchestra, violin and piano music, an opera, six ballets and six operettas, of which in 1913, first performed in Vienna operetta " Polenblut " special Pupularität gained, and a permanent copyrighted income brought.

Member

Oskar Nedbal was the nephew of Karel Nedbal, ( born October 28, 1888 in Koniginhof on the Elbe, † March 20, 1964 in Prague), conductor and patron of the history of Czech opera theater (see him in Literature: Biographical Dictionary of the History of the Bohemian countries, Volume III ).

Recognition

In 1953 ( 22nd District ) was named after him in the Nedbalgasse Vienna Danube city. In his native town of Tabor, a theater named after him.

Works (selection)

  • O.N.: estate. 2 volumes from 1964 to 1968.
  • Nedbal most famous work, the operetta Polenblut had in Vienna 1913-1926 3,000 performances.
  • The two ballets " The lazy Hans " and " Grandma's fairy tale treasures" are known to this day.
  • The chaste Barbara, first work in 1910
  • The Winzerbraut, 1916
  • The lovely Saskia, 1917
  • Yerevan, 1918
  • Bauer Jacob, 1922 ( Opera in Brno )
  • Donna Gloria, 1926
  • Mademoiselle Napoleon, 1928
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