Komzak I / Komzak Ii: Waltzes, Marches, and Polkas, Vol. 2

Featuring

Christian Pollack
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Karel Komzák II
Karel Komzák I

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Compositional Technique

Karel Komzák II made an important contribution to Austrian military music by emphasizing stringed instruments, with his band containing no less than fourteen first violins.

Compositional Technique

Komzák's best works feature harmonic originality unusual for the light music of his time, distinctive melodies, and imaginative structures, especially in his waltzes.

Performer Biography

The Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, founded in 1929, was the first professional musical ensemble in Slovakia fulfilling the needs of radio broadcasting.

Composer Biography

There were three composers named Komzák—father, son, and grandson—all named Karel or Karl, who significantly contributed to Central European light music.

Composer Biography

Karel Komzák II met a tragic death on Easter Sunday, 1905, when he slipped and fell under the wheels of a departing train at Baden station.

Composer Biography

Karel Komzák II, the most successful of the Komzák dynasty, was known for his congenial appearance, friendly nature, and energetic conducting, making him a favorite of the Viennese public.

Composer Biography

Karel Komzák I, an eminent orchestral conductor, founded an orchestra that became the resident ensemble for the Prague Provisional Theatre, where Antonín Dvořák played viola.