Rudolf Karel - Symphony No.3 "Sinfonie Démon", Op.23 (1920)

Rudolf Karel (November 9, 1880 in Pilsen - murdered March 6, 1945 in Theresienstadt) was a distinguished Czech composer.
Work: Symphony No.3 "Sinfonie Démon", Op.23 (1920)
Orchestra: Prague radio symphony orchestra
Conductor: Alois Klima
Radio broadcast or LP-recording (?)

[@danutagoldman3279]

It breaks my heart to think about what happened to this composer. Thank you for uploading his music for us.

[@EPISTULA77]

A substantial, sensual work in the Austro-German neoclassical tradition, a worthy successor to Mahler. Many thanks for uploading this, from a radio broadcast, makes it more special

[@notnek202]

Craziest ending of any symphony I have ever heard. WOW !!!!!!!

[@CommanderAlphaRC-]

Wow fantastic Symphony! Thank you!!!!

[@Draster13]

Alois Klima conducted this work with the Prague radio symphony orchestra. I don't know what year. thanks for the discovery

[@janhjek3549]

Recorded 1976

[@RechtsstaatBRD]

what a massiv very good work!

[@JarrettsAnnouncements]

This is great! I hope one day to hear Napravnik’s third symphony- also called Demon. Imslp shows it to be a giant e minor/e major redemption score, no recordings. Thanks for uploading this

[@AscendedFromSilence]

Hello Jarrett, your wish has come true, at least as a digital rendition. Please, try kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZnUinh3jtVrkNE

[@julianopianaro4544]

Obrigado!!!

[@mace8762]

Démon op. 23, symfonická báseň pro velký orchestr, Symfonický orchestr Čs. rozhlasu v Praze, řídí Alois Klíma, ČSRo Praha, 1976.

[@sauroscarponi2445]

Perfectly named music disturbingly attractive

[@phuclevan5771]

I hear again and fell pretty more.

[@JPFalcononor]

Anyone know the source of this performance as I cannot find it and apparantly the OP had no luck either. Should be a composer CPO should explore..

[@faustusdi]

There is a recording by Alois Klima. Could that be the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra?

[@haineshisway]

@@faustusdi Clearly it's a radio broadcast - did anyone actually listen to the end when the announcer comes on???

[@alejandroherreradelaparra3977]

Excellent work. Thums up. He was not murdered. He died of dysentery in a concentration camp in 1945.

[@casparwintermans9492]

Dying of dysentery in a concentration IS murder.

[@gavasiarobinssson5108]

@@casparwintermans9492 agreed

[@matthewparis1907]

Logical in its extension of its ideas. Beautifully unobtrusively orchestrated.

[@clintschaum8314]

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