Josef Páleníček

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Josef Páleníček, center, with his musical trio, Ivan Štraus, left on violin, and Saša Večtomov, cello; 1970

Josef Páleníček (July 19, 1914, Travnik, Bosnia, Yugoslavia—March 7, 1991, Prague) was a Czech piano virtuoso and composer.

[edit] Works

[edit] Orchestral compositions

• Concertino for orchestra (1945)
• Symphonic Variations on an Imaginary Portrait of Ilya Erenburg for large symphony orchestra (1971)

[edit] Concertant compositions

• Ist Concerto in C for piano and orchestra (string orchestra and timpani) (1940)
• IInd Concerto in E flat for piano and orchestra (1952)
• IIIrd Concerto for piano and small orchestra, for young pianists (1961)
• Concertino da camera in D for clarinet and orchestra (1957)
• Concerto for Flute and orchestra (1955)
• Concerto for Saxophone and orchestra (1944)

[edit] Compositions for chamber ensembles

• Preludium a Capriccio for violin and piano (1935)
• Suita piccola for violin and piano (1958)
• Variations on a Choral Song of the XVIIth Century for violoncello and piano (1942)
• Sonata for clarinet and piano (1936)
• Partita piccola for clarinet and piano (1943)
• Masks, two compositions for saxophone and piano (1957)
• Ist String Quartet (1954)
• Piano Quintet (1933)
• Variations on his own theme for violoncello and piano (1972)
• Rondo Concertante for violoncello and piano (1972)
• Trio Sonata for oboe, mezzosoprano and piano (1965)

[edit] Compositions for piano

• Sonata (1936)
• Piano Sketchbook (cycle of five compositions), (1939)

[edit] Choral compositions

• Songs to Chinese poetry for soprano and piano (ossia for baritone and piano), Czech translation of verses by B. Mathesius (1947)
• My Lai, for mezzosoprano and piano (1971)
• Blown Traces, cycle of men s choirs (1958)

[edit] Cantatas

• Song of Man, full-length oratorio for soloists, mixed choir and large orchestra, folk choir and folk soloists and children's choir (1960)

[edit] Instructive compositions

• Czech Fairytales (1940)
• From the Notebook of a Small Boy, 7 short compositions for violoncello and piano (ossia bassoon and piano, bass clarinet and piano) (1972)
• Abacus for children's choir, piano, trumpet, clari- net and percussion instruments (1973)

[edit] External links

• (French) Extensive Biography site