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Interpretative analysis of various recordings of the 8th symphony of Antonín Dvořák, op. 88
Šalšová, Kristina ; SVÁROVSKÝ, Leoš (advisor) ; FARKAČ, Hynek (referee)
The Eighth Symphony written by Antonín Dvořák with the often referenced subtitle “English” and opus number 88, is one of the core pieces not only of the Czech symphonic repertoire. In this work I deal with the comparison of five different recordings of this work. Recordings are chosen to represent not only the individual epochs of the 20th century, but also the contemporary aesthetics of this symphony. I compare the recordings of Rafael Kubelík, Karel Ančerl, Libor Pešek, Vladimír Válek and Jiří Bělohlávek. For these conductors, at the time of recording, this piece was one of the basic works in their repertoire. We cannot apply the same thing to all orchestras; some of them played the song for the first time. For each recording, its sound properties are assessed, taking into account the time options. Recording teams have achieved remarkable recordings even in earlier times on which, of course, their great share also had great conductors, who we follow in the interpretation of the main Czech symphonic works until today. Then there are dynamic, tempo or agogic differences, including the scope of work and musical logic. By repeated listening, I was getting more and more detail and finding that one and the same symphony could be interpreted quite differently without having to designate one of the interpretations as the most successful. It is also necessary to point out that not the same musical means will be appreciated by the listener at a live concert or studio recording. An interesting category is so-called live recordings from concerts.
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The work of conductor in section of wind instruments
Spilka, Vít ; KOUTNÍK, Tomáš (advisor) ; SVÁROVSKÝ, Leoš (referee)
These bachelor thesis are focused on work of conductor in wind intruments section as a part of symfonic orchestra. Thesis creates complex of important information for work with sections of wind instruments, individual chapters are looked for solution in branch of tuning, balance of sound, instrumentation, acoustics of concert hall together with methodology approach to winds as a whole. First chapter is focused on different systems of tuning and its suitable application in music working. In second chapter is described characteristic of wind instruments and its particularity including acoustic and design attributes. The third chapter is aimed to methodology of winds: tuning, balance of the sound, rhytmical precision, position of musicians at the stage atc. The fourth chapter deals with field of instrumentation and contains examples of its solution. The fifth chapter is written as a reflection on acoustics of concert halls including of balance of the sound.
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Leoš Janáček " Glagolitic Mass
Kružík, Robert ; MÁTL, Lubomír (advisor) ; SVÁROVSKÝ, Leoš (referee)
Works of Leoš Janáček were always very close to me. I grew up listening to them , when I was a child I listened to his operas many times in the Janáček Theatre, where my father worked for years. I was therefore very excited to delve myself into the work of the Glagolitic Mass, and I am also sure that it is very good material to write a thesis. In the main part of this work I´m going to focus on comparing different interpretive approaches, because we can interpret Janáček´sworks in many different ways and it is hard to determine which is the right one. Me as a native of Brno, i inclined to the "Brno" tradition of interpreting master´s works. I´m very curious about all the different interpretations, above all Sir Charles Mackerras, who is credited with promoting the Janáček music in the world.
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RUSSIAN TRADITION OF CONDUCTING IN ST. PETERSBURG
Macek, František ; OLIVIERI-MUNROE, Charles (advisor) ; SVÁROVSKÝ, Leoš (referee)
Bachelor thesis describes the Russian tradition of conducting in St. Petersburg. The text aims to provide a comprehensive insight into the musical culture of the city, especially focusing on the conductor. The thesis points out the major institutions of the city: the Mariinsky Theatre, the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra and the State Conservatory of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. The text emphasizes the work of three prominent conductors, who have greatly influenced these institutions and brought worldwide attention to them. These conductors are Eduard Napravnik, Yevgeny Mravinsky and Ilya Musin.
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Symphonic works of Klement Slavický
Šedivý, Marek ; OLIVIERI-MUNROE, Charles (advisor) ; SVÁROVSKÝ, Leoš (referee)
The bachelor thesis deals with symphonic works of czech composer Klement Slavický (1910-1999). The introduction of this thesis contains the biography of Klement Slavický and also shows head creative stages of his life. In next chapters an entire interest is devoted to each symphonic composition from Moravské taneční fantasie to last Symfonietta No. 4. The core of this thesis is in the analysis of Rapsodické variace by Klement Slavický which is confronted with the analysis from Eduard Herzog (Hudební rozhledy 1970). The thesis is also an attempt at the evaluation and the interpretation of historical documents (articles in periodicals, professional articles, interviews etc.) regarding to Slavický and his work. The attention belongs to formal aspect of compositions and also to the historical reception.
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STAGING OF AN OPERA PRODUCTION IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF A CONDUCTOR FROM THE ONSET TO THE PREMIERE
Bubák, Jan ; SVÁROVSKÝ, Leoš (advisor) ; BABICKÝ, František (referee)
The aim of the thesis is to deal with a complex description of tasks and processes regarding the entire musical preparation period of an opera production by a conductor. All actions are described from a practical point of view giving a clear insight in the ideal and desirable form of rehearsing and time management. At the same time, common shortcomings and difficulties that disrupt the ideal state are introduced.
An anaylysis of the choice of the right voice types precedes a linear description of the rehearsal process, checkpoint meetings and finally the stage rehearsal period. A special attetion is devoted to the tasks and functional profile of the conductor's assistant. A detailed description of past theatre practices and current form of the assistant's work is given together with an outline of his contribution to the superior level of the production.
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Sacral Choral Work A Cappella By Francis Poulenc
Louženský, Petr ; Svárovský, Leoš (advisor) ; Mátl, Lubomír (referee)
This thesis is a brief study of sacred a cappella works for mixed chorus by Francis Poulenc, the well known componist of the first half of twentieth century. On one hand the work discribes his basic living moments important for his life and artistic work. On the other it analyze his sacral works which was written for the mixed chorus a cappella, i.e. without any instrumental accompanyment, reflecting mainly its musical form, harmonical structure and his technique of composition.
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