Vaclav Talich
Born: 28th May 1883, Kromeriz, Czechia
Died: 16th March 1961, Beroun, Czechia
Nationality: Czech
Václav Talich was a Czech violinist and later a musical pedagogue. He is remembered today as one of the greatest conductors of the 20th century, the object of countless reissues of his many recordings.
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Recording of the Week,
Two legendary performances
19th December 2011
Rostropovich’s legendary account of the Dvorak Cello Concerto from the 1968 Proms, and Václav Talich’s emotionally-charged 1939 performance of Smetana’s Má Vlast, given at the National Theatre in Prague shortly after the Nazis entered the city.