RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Kratochvílová, Markéta
T1 "His Master's Work"Otakar Ostrčil as a Promoter of Zdeněk Fibich
JF Musicologica Olomucensia
YR 2021
VO 33
IS 1
SP 27
OP 40
DO 10.5507/mo.2021.002
UL https://musicologica.upol.cz/artkey/mus-202101-0002.php
AB This paper looks at the role Ostrčil played in the dissemination of Fibich's work. Their relationship began during Ostrčil's studies, when Fibich entrusted him with revisions of his scores before publication, and even letting him finish the instrumentation of several of his works. Besides, already at that time Ostrčil was arranging some of Fibich's compositions for piano. After Fibich's death and after he started his own career as a composer, conductor and artistic director, Ostrčil continued to devote his attention to the music of his teacher. He arranged and prepared his works for publication at F. A. Urbánek, and conducted his operas in the National Theatre including the dramaturgy of a Fibich cycle. He also promoted Fibich's music abroad, e. g. conducting the overture from The Fall of Arkona in Göteborg, Sweden.