Václav Kaprál
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Václav Kaprál (1889-1947) was a famous Czech pianist and composer. Kapral studied composition with Leoš Janáček in the Brno Organ School (1908-1910) and with Vítězslav Novák (1919-1920) in Prague. Later, he studied piano interpretation with Alfred Cortot in Paris (1923-1924). Kaprál composed about fifty opuses. He work concentrated on instrumental piano and on vocal and chamber compositions.
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[edit] Works
[edit] Piano music
- four Sonatas (1912, 1921, 1924, 1939)
- three Sonatinas, Suita romantica (1918)
- atonal Miniatures (1922)
- Lyrica (1927)
- Fantasie in Es (1934)
[edit] Chamber music
- two string quartets
- Balad for violoncelle (1946).
[edit] Vocal compositions
- Pro ni (For her, 1927) for voice and piano quartet
- Píseň podzimu (Song of Autumn, 1929) for voice and string quartet
- Uspávanky (Lullabies, 1932) for voice and chamber orchestra
- Milodějné kvítí (Flowers of Love, 1942) dedicated to the memory of his daughter Vítězslava who died in 1940
- Svatobořické lidové písně (Folksongs from Svatobořice, 1944)
- Hradišťská idyla (1944)
- Česká mše (Czech Mass, 1943).
