Talich, Václav. (1883–1961). Signed Photograph. Signed halftone photograph of the great Czech conductor, on the cover a complete concert program which included works by Czech composers Dvorak, Suk and Smetana. 18.5 X 26 cm.
A violinist by training, Talich became leader of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under Arthur Nikisch. Following a lengthy period of study with Nikisch and others, he was conductor of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, which he lead from 1918 to 1941. Talich remains a controversial figure for his musical activities in German occupied Czechoslovakia - though for him they were a means to enliven the human spirit, by many he was seen as a collaborator. Imprisoned in 1946, but released within a few weeks, he was forbidden to conduct his beloved Czech Philharmonic Orchestra until the early 1950s.
In 1938, Talich wrote that "In art there is no such thing as a goal definitively achieved. Artistic growth is a series of errors, and a search that lasts as long as the artist's life."
A violinist by training, Talich became leader of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under Arthur Nikisch. Following a lengthy period of study with Nikisch and others, he was conductor of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, which he lead from 1918 to 1941. Talich remains a controversial figure for his musical activities in German occupied Czechoslovakia - though for him they were a means to enliven the human spirit, by many he was seen as a collaborator. Imprisoned in 1946, but released within a few weeks, he was forbidden to conduct his beloved Czech Philharmonic Orchestra until the early 1950s.
In 1938, Talich wrote that "In art there is no such thing as a goal definitively achieved. Artistic growth is a series of errors, and a search that lasts as long as the artist's life."
Talich, Václav. (1883–1961). Signed Photograph. Signed halftone photograph of the great Czech conductor, on the cover a complete concert program which included works by Czech composers Dvorak, Suk and Smetana. 18.5 X 26 cm.
A violinist by training, Talich became leader of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under Arthur Nikisch. Following a lengthy period of study with Nikisch and others, he was conductor of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, which he lead from 1918 to 1941. Talich remains a controversial figure for his musical activities in German occupied Czechoslovakia - though for him they were a means to enliven the human spirit, by many he was seen as a collaborator. Imprisoned in 1946, but released within a few weeks, he was forbidden to conduct his beloved Czech Philharmonic Orchestra until the early 1950s.
In 1938, Talich wrote that "In art there is no such thing as a goal definitively achieved. Artistic growth is a series of errors, and a search that lasts as long as the artist's life."
A violinist by training, Talich became leader of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under Arthur Nikisch. Following a lengthy period of study with Nikisch and others, he was conductor of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, which he lead from 1918 to 1941. Talich remains a controversial figure for his musical activities in German occupied Czechoslovakia - though for him they were a means to enliven the human spirit, by many he was seen as a collaborator. Imprisoned in 1946, but released within a few weeks, he was forbidden to conduct his beloved Czech Philharmonic Orchestra until the early 1950s.
In 1938, Talich wrote that "In art there is no such thing as a goal definitively achieved. Artistic growth is a series of errors, and a search that lasts as long as the artist's life."