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RE: Czech Philharmonic?

I too am a fan of the Czech Phil's recordings, from the Golden Age when Ancerl directed them. I've been a fan of the 1960/61 Rite of Spring LP since I was 13, and of their 70s Prokofiev Symphony Cycle (No. 6 and No. 2, especially).
Back in the mid 90s, when I became Principal Violist with the Victoria Symphony, there was an excellent and eccentric violist in my section, by the name of Jaroslav Karlovsky. I remember playing for him when I wrote a viola concerto which I had to perform in Vancouver and Victoria (a piece I later performed with Yannick Nezet-Seguin conducting, but that's another story). A highlight was when Jaro said "You are ARTIST!", and then demanded I get dr.nk on Slivovitz with him.
A few years later I was in NYC, and found a CD of the Bartok Viola Concerto, with the Czech Phil and Ancerl. And the viola soloist was...JARO!
He was almost embarrassed when I enthusiastically told him how amazing his recording was. "Izzz terrible recording! Izz NEW MUZICK, back zhen!" Indeed it was. It was recorded in 1960, and Jaro explained that Primrose's 15 year exclusionary contract had just expired, and he was the first one to record it after the Scottish violist. So it was indeed new music for all the Czech musicians involved.
It also turns out Jaro was principal viola on the Rite of Spring session from 1960/61, one of my desert island discs.
I cherish his memory and artistry. Jaroslav Karlovsky, RIP, passed away 1997.


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