PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Křupková, Lenka
TI  - Zdeněk Fibich as a Case in Novák's Dispute with Nejedlý
DP  - 2010 Dec 11
TA  - Musicologica Olomucensia
PG  - 297--307
VI  - 12
IP  - 2
AID - 10.5507/mo.2010.034
IS  - 27879186
AB  - The beginning of the 1930s marked a culmination in the long-lasting hatred of Vítězslav Novák towards his critic Zdeněk Nejedlý. In 1931 Novák issued a brochure entitled Zdeněk Nejedlý in the Mirror of His Scientific Critique in which he analyzes Nejedlý's criticism of his compositions and compares it with Nejedlý's evaluation of the musical style of Zdeněk Fibich published in 1925 in the book The Love Diary of Zdeněk Fibich. Novák identifies logical weaknesses in the statements of Nejedlý and, as a counterattack, he points to some insufficiencies of Fibich as a composer. In the argument by Novák, Zdeněk Fibich and his works serve as evidence of Zdeněk Nejedlý's insufficient musical talent and lack of expertise. The paper also deals with other evaluations of Fibich's piano works, from the points of view of the composer's subsequent interpreters (Helfert, Hudec) and contemporary reviewers. The comparison of various views identifies some common elements in the reception history of Fibich's music.