Karel Ancerl
A distinguished Czech conductor, Karel Ancerl was born in 1908. Having studied conducting and composition at the Prague Conservatory, he was Hermann Scherchen's assistant conductor in a 1931 production of Alois Hába's opera The Mother. Ancerl later studied conducting with Scherchen and worked with Talich. In 1933, Ancerl started conducting for Prague Radio, also establishing himself as a stage conductor. When Nazi Germany occupied Czechoslovakia in 1939, Ancerl was dismissed from his job and interned in concentration camps. The only member of his family to survive concentration camps, Ancerl resumed his career in 1945, conducting the Prague Opera from 1945 to 1948. After directing the Czech Radio Orchestra from 1947 to 1950, Ancerl took over the Czech Philharmonic. During his time with the Czech Philharmonic, Ancerl's career flourished as he took his orchestra all over the world, receiving critical praise for his refined performances of the standard classical repertoire. In addition, he conducted many prominent European orchestras, also serving as guest conductor with the London Philharmonic in 1967. In 1968, when the Soviet Union invaded Czechoslovakia, Ancerl left the country, eventually settling in Toronto. The following year, he became music director of the Toronto Symphony and his impact there was very significant: he expanded the orchestra's repertoire, performing works by important Czech composers, including Smetana, Martinu, and Suk. In addition, Ancerl's impressive recording legacy includes performances of music by Mozart, Brahms, Mahler, and Stravinsky. Ancerl died in 1973.
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Karel Ančerl dirige Haydn (Symphonie n° 92), Franck (Symphonie en ré mineur)
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Stravinsky: Violin Concerto in D / Shostakovich: Symphony No.10, Op.93
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Klassiek - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 jan. 2002
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Dvorák: Requiem; Biblical Songs Op.99
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Dvořák: Symphonie No. 9 "Du Nouveau Monde" - Smetana: Die Moldau (Mono Version)
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Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World", My Homeland & In Nature's Realm
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Dvořák: Requiem Op. 89
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Symphony No. 1 in D major, Titan
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Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 23, TH 55 - Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18
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Tchaikovsky: Ouverture solennelle 1812 - Smetana: La Moldau (Mono Version)
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Historical Mahler, Vol. 9 (Remastered 2023)
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Prokofiev & R. Schumann: Piano Concertos (Live)
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Ouvertures célèbres d'opéras (Mono Version)
Česká filharmonie, Zdenek Chalabla, Karel Ancerl
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Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 - Smetana: Vltava
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Prokofiev: Roméo et Juliette, sélection (Mono Version)
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