Iša Krejčí

Iša Krejčí is probably the most original representative of Czech musical Neoclassicism. His compositional gesture is characterised by frugality of expression with a clear inclination to optimistic, joyful moods, with a characteristic sense of humour and on the other hand, also for the chaste and devout lyric. His melodic inventiveness is based on regularly and periodically articulated ideas frequently derived from Czech folk songs.

In his lucidity and proportional balance of form, Iša Krejčí openly espoused the classics - Haydn and Mozart (but also for example Rossini), whose motives he did however manage to link on to with a musical style that was thoroughly modern, corresponding to the nature of musical statement of the 20th century. His compositional legacy is all-embracing, including operas (I. Krejčí worked for most of his active life as an opera conductor), symphonies, instrumental concertos and chamber music. Krejčí's four symphonies brought a completely new and individual tone to the repertoire of the Czech post-war symphony, free of romanticising pathos and great tragic or philosophising gestures. His first two symphonies (in D 1954/55 and in C sharp 1956/57) and also the fourth symphony (1966) do however contain elements of the serious, even tragic despite all directness of the compositional gesture, albeit expressed in a form, which is at best chaste and unostentatious. Besides, their creation was linked with tragic events in the composer's private life.

Titles for sale:
Christmas Day Romance, op. 155 - Josef Bohuslav Foerster
Louise's polka, From student's life, Jiřinková polka - Bedřich Smetana
Quartett in D
Symphonic Fantasy from Opera Jenůfa - Leoš Janáček
Symphony No. 3
Three Piano Scherzina
Trio Divertimento

Titles for hire:
Concertino pro housle
Concertino pro klavír
Concertino pro vcello
Její pastorkyňa
Koledy posvátné v čas vánoční
Psohlavci
Slavnostní ouvertura
Smetana - Jiřinková polka
Smetana - Louisina polka
Smetana - Ze studentského života
Suita pro orchestr
Suita z hudby ke komické opeře
Symfonie č.1
Symfonie č.3
Šelma sedlák
Tvrdé palice
Vojenské písničky ze Záhorácka
Z Čech
Z dudáckého kraje