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Zdeněk Fibich

near Všebořice 1850 - Praha 1900 Czech composer
(Wikipedia)
Jan Pichl
1999

Praha /  Zdeněk Fibich   Praha /  Zdeněk Fibich

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Red marble commemorative plaque with a portrait medaillon of Zdeněk Fibich.

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ZDENĚK FIBICH
21.12.1850-15.10.1900.


nejmladší klasik české hudby 19.století
proslul jako mistr
lyrické miniatury a melodramatu.
jeho melodramatická scénická trilogie
HIPPODAMIE
je unikátní dílo světové hudby.
na žofíně dirigoval bedřich smetana
premiéru jeho symfonické básně othello.
dojmy ze šťastných chvil na žofíně
fibich zhudebnil v selance v podvečer,
její známou melodii proslavil jan kubelík
ve světě pod názvem Poem“.
ZDENĚK FIBICH
21.12.1850-15.10.1900.

The youngest classic of czech music of the 19th century
became famous as a master
of lyrical miniature and melodrama.
His melodramatic scenic trilogy
Hippodamia
is a unique work of world music.
At the Žofín, Bedřich Smetana conducted
the premiere of his symphonic poem Othello.
Impressions of happy moments at the Žofín
Fibich set to music in selance in the early evening,
its well-known melody was made world famous by Jan Kubelík
under the title poem.

Praha - Zdeněk Fibich

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