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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Shostakovich: Symphonie No. 5, Op. 47 (Mono Version)
Česká filharmonie, Karel Ancerl
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1962
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Stravinsky: Violin Concerto; Violin Sonata No. 2 (Karel Ančerl Edition, Vol. 7)
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Classical - Released by Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd. on 1 Jan 1963
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Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Suite; The Sleeping Beauty Suite (Karel Ančerl Edition, Vol. 1)
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Classical - Released by Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd. on 1 Jan 1966
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Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 (Karel Ančerl Edition, Vol. 8)
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Classical - Released by Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd. on 1 Jan 1956
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Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite; Serenade for Strings; Romeo and Juliet; Marche slave (Karel Ančerl Edition, Vol. 2)
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Classical - Released by Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd. on 1 Jan 1959
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Dvořák: Symphony No. 9; Vltava (Karel Ančerl Edition, Vol. 4)
Wiener Symphoniker, Karel Ancerl
Classical - Released by Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd. on 1 Jan 1959
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Dvořák: 8 Slavonic Dances; Brahms: 7 Hungarian Dances (Karel Ančerl Edition, Vol. 5)
Wiener Symphoniker, Karel Ancerl, Tibor Paul
Classical - Released by Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd. on 1 Jan 1959
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Weber: Invitation to the Dance, Op. 65, J.260 (Digitally Remastered)
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L'art de Karel Ancerl
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Novak: Moravian-Slovak Suite - In the Tatras
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Musica Nova Bohemica & Slovenica, Vol. 3 (1957-1958)
Jiri Reinberger, Bedrich Dobrodinsky, Václav Jiráček, Robert Mach, Česká filharmonie, Karel Ancerl
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Shostakovich, D.: Symphony No. 10 (Ancerl, Czech Philharmonic) (1955)
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Tchaikovsky: Ouverture solennelle '1812'; Symphony No. 4 (Karel Ančerl Edition, Vol. 3)
Wiener Symphoniker, Karel Ancerl
Classical - Released by Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd. on 1 Jan 1959
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Musica Nova Bohemica & Slovenica, Vol. 6 (1959)
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Classical - Released by Naxos Classical Archives on 3 May 2011
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Milestones of a Legend - Sergei Prokofiev, Vol. 2
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Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake Ballet Suite, Op. 20
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