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Name
  
Ladislav Vycpalek

Role
  
Composer

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Died
  
January 9, 1969, Prague, Czech Republic

Ladislav Vycpalek -- The Last Things of Man


Ladislav Vycpalek (Vrsovice, Prague, 23 February 1882 – Prague, 9 January 1969) was a Czech composer and violist.

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Vycpalek studied composition under Vitezslav Novak. However, he very soon found his own expressive style. He mainly composed vocal and choral works. Prior to World War I, he occupied himself with setting Czech and German symbolist poetry to music, then he drew inspiration from folk poetry. After the war, he turned towards a more humanistic philosophical reflection, creating three well-known cantatas: Cantata of the Last Things of Man (Kantata o poslednich vecech cloveka, 1920–22), Blessed Be Man (Blahoslaveny clovek ten, 1933), and the Czech Requiem (Ceske requiem, 1940).

Selected works

Orchestral
  • Divka z Lochroyanu (The Maid of Lochroyan), Melodrama on an Old Scotch Ballad for narrator and orchestra (or piano), Op. 2 (1907, revised 1911); Czech translation by Ladislav Quis
  • Vzhuru srdce (Sursum corda; Courage, My Heart!), 2 Fantasy Variations on Hussite Church Tunes, Op. 30 (1950)
    • Chamber music
  • String Quartet in C major, Op. 3 (1909)
  • Chvala housli (In Praise of the Violin), Sonata in D in the Form of Variations for violin, piano and mezzo-soprano, Op. 19 (1927–1928)
  • Duo for violin and viola, Op. 20 (1929)
  • Suita pro solovou violu (Suite for Solo Viola), Op. 21 (1929)
  • Suita pro solove housle (Suite for Solo Violin), Op. 22 (1930)
  • Sonatina for violin and piano, Op. 26 (1947)
  • Con moto for violin and piano (1965)
    • Piano
  • Cestou (On the Way; On the Path), 6 Miniatures, Op. 9 (1911–1914)
    1. Menuet
    2. Polka
    3. Ukolebavka (Lullaby)
    4. Praeludium
    5. Fughetta
    6. Epilog
  • Doma: nenarocna suita o nenarocne rodine (At Home: A Simple Suite for a Simple Family), Op. 38 (1959)
    • Vocal
  • Ticha usmireni (Silent Reconciliation; Quiet Conciliation), 4 Songs for voice and piano, Op. 1 (1908–1909)
    1. Anemone
    2. Tuberosy
    3. Zlute kvety
    4. Sentimentalni rozhovor
  • Svetla v temnotach (Lights in the Darkness), 3 Songs for voice and piano, Op. 4 (1910); words by Antonin Sova
  • Tuchy a vidiny (Anticipations and Visions), 5 Songs for voice and piano, Op. 5 (1910–1911); words by Alfred Mombert
    1. Ukolebavka
    2. Zimni vecer
    3. More
    4. Mir
    5. Slunce
  • Slavnosti zivota (Celebration of Life), Cycle of 4 Songs for medium voice and piano, Op. 8 (1912–1913); words by Richard Dehmel
  • Z Moravy (From Moravia), 7 Folk Songs for voice and piano, Op. 11a (1910–1914)
    1. Zaviraj, Anko
    2. Preco sa, dzievcence, nevydace?
    3. Ani sem si bicicka
    4. Chodzila po lesi
    5. Ked sa Slovak
    6. Jaku sem si frajirenku
    7. Mamko, moja mamko
  • Moravske ballady (Moravian Ballads) for medium voice and piano, Op. 12 (1915)
    1. Vydala mati, vydala ceru
    2. Putovali hudci
    3. Vandroval mladzenec
    4. Byla jedna byla
    5. Stoji Jano pri potoce
  • Vojna (War), Cycle of 10 Moravian Folk Songs for voice and piano, Op. 13 (1915)
    1. Rakusky cisar pan
    2. Ked ja pojdzem
    3. Ach dybys ty vedela
    4. Taticku muj stary
    5. Vojacek idze
    6. Belegrad, Belegrad, turecke pomezi
    7. Ta moja mamicka
    8. Na travnicku na zelenem
    9. Belegrad, Belegrad, ta turecka skala
    10. V meste Holomuci
  • V bozi dlani (In God's Hands), Cycle of 4 Songs for medium voice and piano, Op. 14 (1916); words by Valery Bryusov in translation by Petr Kricka
    1. Hlidka
    2. Vek za vekem
    3. Mysi
    4. Narozeni Pane
  • Probuzeni (Awakening), 2 Songs for soprano and orchestra, Op. 17 (1926); words by Karel Toman and the composer
    1. Brezen (March)
    2. Modlitba na cestu zivotem (Prayer for Life's Journey)
  • Na rozloucenou (At Parting), 6 Mourning Songs for voice and piano, Op. 25 (1945)
    1. Rozpomen se
    2. Pevne drimas
    3. Ejhle vsickni vidime
    4. Za mrtvymi
    5. Clovek, zrozeny z zeny
    6. Jako poutnik
    Choral
  • Tri smisene sbory (3 Mixed Choruses), Op. 6 (1911–1912); words by Otokar Brezina, Richard Dehmel and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
    1. Magicke pulnoci
    2. Chvalozpev
    3. Svuj chleb kdo jidal
  • Ctyri muzske sbory (4 Male Choruses), Op. 7; words by Otokar Brezina, Otakar Theer and Richard Dehmel
    1. Zem?
    2. Ohen
    3. U more
    4. Pisen zatvy
  • Tulaci (The Vagabonds) for male chorus and woodwind ensemble (flute, oboe, 2 clarinets, English horn, 2 bassoons) ad libitum, Op. 10 (1914); words by Karel Toman
  • Tri sbory (3 Choruses), Op. 11b
    1. Sirotek (The Orphan), Folk Song for mixed chorus and strings (3 violas and cello), or for mixed chorus and cello (1914, revised 1917–1918)
    2. Stoji hruska v oudoli, Folk Song for female chorus and piano (1915)
    3. Majolenka (The Beauty), Folk Song for male chorus a cappella (1915)
  • Dve sbory (2 Choruses), Op. 15 (1918); words by Pablo Neruda
    1. Nase jaro (Our Spring) for mixed chorus a cappella
    2. Boj nynejsi (The Present Fight) for male chorus a cappella
  • Kantata o poslednich vecech cloveka (The Last Things of Man; Cantata of the Last Things of Man; Cantata on the Final Days of Mankind), Cantata for soprano, bass, chorus and orchestra, Op. 16 (1920–1922)
  • In Memoriam (5. III. 1924), 3 Male Choruses (a cappella), Op. 18 (1925); words by Jaroslav Vrchlicky, Michelangelo and Otakar Theer
  • Blahoslaveny ten clovek (Blessed Be Man), Cantata for soloists, chorus and orchestra, Op. 23 (1933); words from the Book of Psalms
  • Ceske requiem: Smrt a spaseni (Czech Requiem: Death and Redemption) for soprano, alto, baritone, chorus and orchestra, Op. 24 (1940)
  • From the Czech Homeland for mixed chorus a cappella, Op. 29 (1949)
  • Out of the Depths for mixed chorus a cappella, Op. 31 (1950)
  • Cervenec (July) for mixed chorus a cappella, Op. 32 (1951, revised 1953); words by Karel Toman
  • Zari (August) for mixed chorus a cappella, Op. 33 (1951, revised 1953); words by Karel Toman
  • Marna Laska (Vain Love), 5 Songs for female chorus a cappella, Op. 34 (1954)
  • Dve dvojzpevy (2 Duets) for female chorus and chamber orchestra, Op. 35 (1956)
    1. Hvezdicka
    2. Kalina
  • Svaty Lukas, Maler Bozi (Saint Luke) for female chorus and chamber orchestra, Op. 36 (1956)
  • Bezrucuv hlas (The Voice of Bezruc), 3 Male Choruses, Op. 37 (1958)
  • A Clumsy Fellow for female chorus and piano, Op. 39 (1960–1961)
  • Oh Love! for mixed chorus a cappella, Op. 40 (1961–1962)
  • Czech Songs for female chorus and piano, Op. 41 (1961–1962)

    • Discography

  • Karel Ancerl Gold Edition, Vol. 21: Czech Requiem, Op. 24 – Mariana Rehakova (soprano); Marie Mrazova (alto); Theodor Srubar (baritone); Karel Ancerl (conductor); Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; recorded 1968; Supraphon SU 3681-2 212 (1970, 1992, 2003)
  • Karel Ancerl Gold Edition, Vol. 35: Cantata of the Last Things of Man, Op. 16 – Drahomira Tikalova (soprano); Ladislav Mraz (baritone); Karel Ancerl (conductor); Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Prague Philharmonic Chorus; recorded 1957; Supraphon SU 3695-2 901 (1959, 1970, 2004)
  • Czech Mates – Duo for Violin and Viola, Op. 20 – Duo Patterson: Ronald Patterson (violin), Roxanna Patterson (viola); Ante Aeternum Records (2004)
  • Monologue – Suite for Solo Viola, Op. 21 – Jitka Hosprova (viola); Supraphon SU 4049-2 131 (2003)
  • Sona Cervena: Pevecky portret – Sonata in D "Chvala housli" for violin, piano and mezzo-soprano, Op. 19 – Sona Cervena (mezzo-soprano); Spytihnev Sorm (violin); Alfred Holecek (piano); recorded 1960s; SU 3851-2 201 (2005)
  • Soudoba houslova tvorba (Contemporary Works for Violin): Sonatina, Op. 26 and Con moto – Bretislav Ludvik (violin); Josef Hala (piano); recorded 1971; Panton (1972)

    • References

    Ladislav Vycpalek Wikipedia
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