Viktor Polatschek
Viktor Polatschek (29 January 1889 – 27 July 1948) was an Austrian
Life
Vienna
Born in Chotzen,
Boston
At the request of the conductor
I knew him for two six-week sessions of Tanglewood, 1942 and 1946. He did not play the Boehm system as I recall, and used a reed I had never heard of. He had a small, straight sound and tended to get covered up in the orchestra. He did not like vibrato or too much rubato. An impeccable musician... had great taste. Not a happy man – rarely smiled. But being Viennese Jewish in a French Orchestra? Very courtly and refined personality.[2][3]
On 27 July 1948, the clarinettist died of a heart condition aged 59 in
Work
Polatschek wrote three instructional works for clarinet that are still in use today. These are the 24 Clarinet Studies for beginners, the 12 Etudes for Clarinet and the Advanced Studies for the Clarinet.
Recordings
Although Polatschek was a leading clarinettist of his time and also appeared as a soloist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, there are no solo recordings of him. The only chamber music recording he participated in was Stravinsky's
References
- ^ Pamela Weston. Yesterday’s Clarinettists: a Sequel. Yorkshire: Yorkshire: Emerson Edition. p. 132.
- ^ a b Jesse Krebs (September 2003). "Remembering the legacy of Victor Polatschek" (PDF). The Clarinet. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ Polatschek, Victor on IMSLP
- ^ "Discography of the Boston Symphony Orchestra". Discogs. com. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Boston Symphony Orchestra". Discogs. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
External links
- Lynne Heller, Monika Kornberger: Polatschek, Viktor. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon online; retrieved 20 July 2021