Composers

Jan Kalivoda

Piano
Violin
Orchestra
Voice
Cello
Viola
Piano four hands
Soprano
Tenor
Mixed chorus
Song
Dance
Duet
Concerto
Overture
Lied
Concertino
Waltz
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Concertantes
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3 Easy Duos, Op.1783 Easy Duos, Op.1806 Nocturnes, Op.186Oboe Concertino, Op.1103 Gesänge, Op.913 Etudes for Violin, Op.646 Caprices ou études, Op.873 Easy Duos, Op.179Piano Trio No.1, Op.1213 Amusemens en forme des rondeaux, Op.402 Fest-Märsche, Op.227Divertissement for Piano 4 Hands, Op.2035 Contredanses, Op.88Dances for Piano, Op.127Allegro, Op.162Deutsches Te Deum, WoO VI/26Overture No.17, Op.242Divertissement in F major, Op.28Sonata for Piano 4-hands, Op.1354 Gesänge, Op.124Introduction et rondeau, Op.123Waltz in G major, Op.169Symphony No.1, Op.7Souvenir de Cherubini, Op.2044 Valses brillantes, Op.103In der SchenkePiano Sonata, Op.1766 Airs styriens, Op.156Heimweh4 Lieder, Op.189Scherzo, Op.1412 Chansons styriens, Op.222Impromptu, Op.1676 Lieder, Op.67Polonaise, Op.165Introduction et polka, Op.1633 Mazurkas, Op.164Valse brillante, Op.140Tyroler Walzer6 Gesänge, Op.543 Gesänge, Op.98Lieder-Album6 Gesänge, Op.794 Lieder, Op.2076 Lieder, Op.112Der Sennin Heimweh, Op.2362 Adagios, Op.2252 Duos progressifs et concertants, Op.703 Duets, Op.1813 Duos faciles et brillants, Op.2433 Duos for Two Violins, Op.116Concert Variations, Op.22Concertante for Flute, Violin and Cello, Op.48Concertante, Op.20Divertissement, Op.66Duets for Violin and Viola, Op.208Duo for 2 Violins in C major, Op.50Grand Duo brillant, Op.234Introduction et grand polka en forme de rondeau, Op.196Introduction et Rondeau, Op.51Mass in G major, WoO VI/2Overture No.1, Op.38Overture No.10, Op.142Overture No.2, Op.44Overture No.3, Op.55Overture No.7, Op.101Overture No.8, Op.108Overture No.9, Op.126Piano Trio No.2, Op.130Piano Trio No.3, Op.200Potpourri No.2, Op.36String Quartet No.1, Op.61String Quartet No.2, Op.62String Quartet No.3, Op.90Symphony No.2, Op.17Symphony No.5, Op.106Variations brillantes, Op.14Variations brillantes, Op.18Variations brillantes, Op.89Violin Concertino No.1, Op.15Violin Concertino No.2, Op.30Violin Concertino No.3, Op.72Violin Concertino No.4, Op.100Violin Concertino No.5, Op.133Violin Concertino No.6, Op.151Violin Concerto No.1, Op.9Waltz in C major, Op.27Morceau de Salon, Op.228
Wikipedia
Jan Křtitel Václav Kalivodus (Johann Baptist Wenzel Kalliwoda in German) (February 21, 1801 – December 3, 1866) was a composer, conductor and violinist of Bohemian birth.
Kalivoda was born in Prague in 1801 and as early as 1811 started studying violin and composition at the Prague Conservatory. He made his debut as a violinist at the age of 14. Upon completion of his studies he became a member of the Prague Opera Orchestra. His diploma from the Conservatory read "Excellent player solo or in an orchestra...shows great talent in composition." More prosperous tours as a violinist, for instance to Linz and Munich, followed.
Kalivoda lived what appears to have been a stable, hardworking musical life. For over forty years, from 1822 to 1865, he held the post of conductor at the court of Prince Karl Egon II of Fürstenberg and his successor in Donaueschingen (where the Danube begins in the Black Forest). His duties there included not only the writing of and care for the music of the court and church, but also the management and conducting of a choir, and annual musical journeys for education. These manifold responsibilities may have foreshortened his life. In any case, he went into retirement in 1865, and a year later he died, of a heart attack in Karlsruhe.
His son Wilhelm Kalliwoda (1827–1893) continued his father's career, and worked as Kapellmeister for the Baden court in Karlsruhe, also composing (an Impromptu for piano was published as his opus 3 in Leipzig in 1854 ). During the 1850s he is mentioned by Alan Walker as a conductor at the Lower Rhenish Music Festival.
Kalivoda "represents a sort of symphonic 'missing link' between Beethoven and Schumann," writes the critic David Hurwitz, founder of Classics Today. "His melodic appeal and rhythmic energy undoubtedly have something to do with his Czech roots...but he also had a genuine understanding of symphonic development and real contrapuntal skill." Hurwitz observes that "as the predominance of minor keys suggests, his music has passion and an emotional depth that recalls Beethoven without ever descending into mere imitation. Part of the reason for his distinctiveness stems from his skill at orchestration."...The symphonic music of Kalliwoda is "thrilling, and it strikingly anticipates or echoes so much of 19th century music--from Berlioz to Dvorák to Wagner, and even Sibelius..."[1]
Kalivoda was a highly prolific composer, and was held in high regard during his lifetime by such eminent contemporaries as Robert Schumann. In all, his works number in the hundreds, of which there are about 250 works or sets of works with opus numbers.
His compositions included operas, symphonies, concert overtures—one of them, commissioned for the occasion, was used to close the first concert, in 1842, of the New York Philharmonic —as well as music for piano, piano concertos, concertinos for violin and for oboe, music for the church, lieder, choral music and various other vocal and instrumental works.