viktor kalabis: music for clarinet & horn • tmf cd
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CD DEDICATION BY ZUZANA RUZICKOVA
Viktor Kalabis' wife and collaborator of 54 years

“VIKTOR KALABIS’ love of wind instruments began when he was fifteen years old. Already a performing pianist, he taught himself to play the saxophone and clarinet, his favorite wind instrument. Jazz musicians and ensembles considerably older and more established soon courted him.

“Out of his creative oeuvre, twenty-three works are partly or wholly dedicated to winds. His very last compositions—sparkling and full of humor—are his ‘couples’ for two clarinets, two oboes, and two flutes, Opp. 87, 91, and 92 respectively. All these pieces found international recognition and form a steady repertoire for soloists and ensembles around the world.

“When he visited Boston, Viktor was enchanted by the orchestra and also by Symphony Hall, its acoustics and form. ‘Would that a work of mine could be played here!’ I remember him wistfully sighing. So, special heartfelt thanks to Mark Ludwig and the wonderful performers of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (Tom Martin and Richard Sebring) for their great efforts in making this very special recording in Symphony Hall, thus fulfilling Viktor’s wish, albeit, alas, posthumously!”

—Zuzana Ruzickova