Karel Husa (07 Aug 1921 - 14 Dec 2016)

Male Person - Czechia composer

Relationships (6)

Teachers

1. Eugène Bigot
2. Daniel Dorff
3. Henrique de Curitiba
4. Christopher Rouse
5. David Conte

Conductor For

1. Cayuga Chamber Orchestra (1977 - 1984) principal

Recordings by (10)

1. Symphony No. 2 "Reflections": I. Moderato 7:18 (25 Jun 2021)
2. Symphony No. 2 "Reflections": II. Very fast 5:00 (25 Jun 2021)
3. Symphony No. 2 "Reflections": III. Slow 6:30 (25 Jun 2021)
4. Three Frescoes: No. 1, Praeludium. Moderato molto - Allegro risoluto - Tempo I 9:39 (25 Jun 2021)
5. Three Frescoes: No. 2, Aria. Moderato - Tranquillo 6:48 (25 Jun 2021)
6. Three Frescoes: No. 3, Fuga. Moderato molto - Un poco piu vivo - Allegro con fuoco 8:49 (25 Jun 2021)
7. Music for Prague 1968: I. Introduction and Fanfare 6:04 (25 Jun 2021)
8. Music for Prague 1968: II. Aria 5:43 (25 Jun 2021)
9. Music for Prague 1968: III. Interlude 4:22 (25 Jun 2021)
10. Music for Prague 1968: IV. Toccata and Chorale 7:54 (25 Jun 2021)

On Recordings (3)

Conducted

1. Concerto for Wind Ensemble: Drum Ceremony 5:23 United States Marine Band (1998)
2. Concerto for Wind Ensemble: Perpetual Motion 8:06 United States Marine Band (1998)
3. Concerto for Wind Ensemble: Elegy 10:19 United States Marine Band (1998)

Credited as (10)

1. Karel Husa
2. Erwin Schulhoff, Karel Husa, Marcel Mihalovici; Arno Bornkamp, Ivo Janssen
3. Turrin, Colgrass, Husa, Mackey; North Texas Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon
4. Cornell University Wind Ensemble, Karel Husa
5. Husa, Copland, Vaughan Williams, Hindemith; Eastman Wind Ensemble, Donald Hunsberger
6. Karel Husa, Ezra Laderman, Mel Powell; Colorado Quartet
7. Husa, Maslanka, Rodrigo; Cincinnati Wind Symphony, Mallory Thompson
8. Bernard Rands, John Harbison, William Kraft, Karel Husa; New England Conservatory Wind Ensemble, Frank L. Battisti
9. Karel Husa; The Fine Arts Quartet, The Long Island Chamber Ensemble
10. Karel Husa; Prague Symphony Orchestra, Tomáš Brauner

Works (37)

Composed

1. Evocations de Slovaquie (1951)
2. Evocations de Slovaquie: II. Night (1951)
3. Evocations de Slovaquie: III. Dance (1951)
4. Evocations de Slovaquie: I. Mountain (1951)
5. String Quartet no. 2 (1953)
6. String Quartet no. 2: I. Adagio (1953)
7. String Quartet no. 2: II. Lento (1953)
8. String Quartet no. 2: III. Adagio (1953)
9. String Quartet no. 3: I. Allegro moderato (1967 - 1968)
10. String Quartet no. 3: II. Lento (1967 - 1968)
11. String Quartet no. 3: III. Allegro (1967 - 1968)
12. String Quartet no. 3: IV. Adagio (1967 - 1968)
13. String Quartet no. 3 (1967 - 1968)
14. Music for Prague 1968 (1968)
15. Music for Prague 1968: I. Introduction and Fanfare (1968)
16. Music for Prague 1968: II. Aria (1968)
17. Music for Prague 1968: III. Interlude (1968)
18. Music for Prague 1968: IV. Toccata and Chorale (1968)
19. Concerto for Percussion and Wind Ensemble: I. Maestoso (1970)
20. Concerto for Percussion and Wind Ensemble: II. Moderato molto (1970)
21. Concerto for Percussion and Wind Ensemble: III. Allegro ma non troppo - Meno mosso - Maestoso (1970)
22. Concerto for Percussion and Wind Ensemble (1970)
23. Al Fresco (1974)
24. Concerto for Wind Ensemble: II. Elegy (1982)
25. Concerto for Wind Ensemble: III. Perpetual Motion (1982)
26. Concerto for Wind Ensemble (1982)
27. Concerto for Wind Ensemble: I. Drum Ceremony (1982)
28. Smetana Fanfare (1984)
29. Les Couleurs fauves (1996)
30. Les Couleurs fauves: I. Persistent Bells (1996)
31. Les Couleurs fauves: II. Dance Masks (1996)
32. Les Couleurs fauves: III. Ritual (1996)
33. Cheetah (2007)
34. String Quartet no. 4 "Poems"
35. Elegie
36. Rondeau
37. Stèle

Links (10)

Other Databases

1. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81022490
2. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n81022490
3. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w66m3rws
4. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/karel-husa
5. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb139305829
6. https://d-nb.info/gnd/119397315

Discogs

1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/756840

Allmusic

1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0001866451

VIAF ID

1. http://viaf.org/viaf/115622231

Wikidata

1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1729163