Štěpán Rak

Štěpán Rak (born 1945) is a Rusyn-born Czech classical guitarist and composer. He is well known for the technical innovations that he uses in his compositions.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Family 3 External links 3.1 Interviews 3.2 Photos 3.3 Audio 3.4 Works 4 References 5 See also

Biography

Family

His son Jan-Matěj Rak is a folk musician^[1].

External links

• Homepage
• Myspace Page

Interviews

• A Conversation with Štěpán Rak (by Graham Wade, 1992)
• Kytara si zaslouží lásku (in Czech)
• Štěpána Raka přivezli do Prahy na tanku ruští vojáci (in Czech)

Photos

• [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6] Concert in China, [7] Performance with Alfred Strejček, [8] Performance with Alfred Strejček 2

Audio

• publ.
• Balalaika (mp3) - (low quality - 32kbits/sec)

Works

• Stepan Rak’s "Tracy" (1994): A Transcription and Commentary Thesis by Reza Khota (2006)

References

See also

Classical guitar

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