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'''Jan Hřímalý''' ({{langx|ru|Иван Войцехович Гржимали}}, also ''Ivan Voitsekhovich Grzhimali''; 13 April 1844 – {{OldStyleDate|24 January|1915|11 January}}<ref name=net>{{cite web|url=http://en.tchaikovsky-research.net/pages/Jan_H%C5%99%C3%ADmal%C3%BD |title=Tchaikovsky Research |publisher=Tchaikovsky Research |accessdate=21 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.altenbergtrio.at/?site=archive_ensemble&triofilter=k&lp=fr |title=Index des Trios |publisher=Altenbergtrio.at |accessdate=8 January 2012}}</ref><ref>The death date of 1 March 1915 also appears in the literature, e.g. Grove's Dictionary, 5th ed., 1954</ref>) was an influential Czech violinist and teacher, who was associated with the [[Moscow Conservatory]] for 46 years in 1869–1915.


==Biography==
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'''Jan Hřímalý''' (also seen as Ivan Voitsekhovich Grzhimali (''Иван Войцеховнч Гржимали'' (13 April 1844 &ndash; 11/24 January 1915<ref name=net>[http://www.tchaikovsky-research.net/en/people/hrimaly_jan.html Tchaikovsky Research.net]</ref><ref>[http://www.altenbergtrio.at/?site=archive_ensemble&triofilter=k&lp=fr Index des Trios]</ref><ref>The death date of 1 March 1915 also appears in the literature, e.g. Grove's Dictionary, 5th ed., 1954</ref>) was a an influential Czech violinist and teacher, who was associated with the [[Moscow Conservatory]] for 46 years 1869-1915.
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Hřímalý was born in [[Plzeň]], [[Bohemia]] (then part of the [[Austrian Empire]]), the second son of the organist and composer Vojtěch Hřímalý (1809–1880),<ref name=net/> and a member of a notable Czech musical family.<ref name=greene/> He was taught by his older brother [[Vojtěch Hřímalý (junior)|Vojtěch Hřímalý jr.]], and by [[Moritz Mildner]]. Hřímalý studied violin at the [[Prague Conservatory]] (1855–1861), and went on to become leader of the [[Amsterdam]] Orchestra (1862–1868).<ref name=net/> In 1869 he was appointed violin teacher at the [[Moscow Conservatory]]. He succeeded [[Ferdinand Laub]] as professor of violin studies 1874–1915.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~leonid/violinist_composers.htm |title=Violinist composers |publisher=Users.globalnet.co.uk |date=6 February 2000 |accessdate=8 January 2012}}</ref> He was leader of the Russian Musical Society Orchestra in Moscow from 1874 until 1906.<ref name=net/>


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He was acquainted with [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky]], who held him in high regard. He co-premiered Tchaikovsky's String Quartets Nos. 2 (1874) and [[String Quartet No. 3 (Tchaikovsky)|3]] (1876). In March 1882, he appeared in the first performance (private) of Tchaikovsky's [[Piano Trio (Tchaikovsky)|Piano Trio in A minor]] and may have also appeared in the public premiere in October, although this is not certain.
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He was born in [[Plzeň|Pilsen]], the second son of the organist and composer Vojtěch Hřímalý (1809–1880)<ref name=net/>, and a member of a notable Czech musical family.<ref name=greene/> He was taught by his older brother Vojtěch Hřímalý jr., and by [[Moritz Mildner]]. Hřímalý studied violin at the [[Prague Conservatory]] (1855–1861), and went on to become leader of the [[Amsterdam]] Orchestra (1862–1868).<ref name=net/> In 1869 he was appointed violin teacher at the [[Moscow Conservatory]]. He succeeded [[Ferdinand Laub]] as professor of violin studies 1874-1915.<ref>[http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~leonid/violinist_composers.htm Violinist composers]</ref> He was leader of the Russian Musical Society Orchestra in Moscow from 1874 until 1906.<ref name=net/>


He made a very early recording on wax cylinders of the [[Piano Trio No. 1 (Arensky)|Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor]] by [[Anton Arensky]], with the composer at the piano and the cellist [[Anatoliy Brandukov]]. This recording was made shortly after its composition and is almost certainly its first recording, although it is not complete.<ref>{{cite web|author=Daniel J. Wakin |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/26/arts/music/26waki.html?pagewanted=2 |title=New York Times |website = [[The New York Times]]|date=2 November 2008 |accessdate=8 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marstonrecords.com/ |title=The Dawn of Recording |publisher=Marstonrecords.com |accessdate=8 January 2012}}</ref>
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He was acquainted with [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky]], who held him in high regard. He co-premiered Tchaikovsky's String Quartets Nos. 2 (1874) and [[String Quartet No. 3 (Tchaikovsky)|3]] (1876). In March 1882, he appeared in the first performance (private) of Tchaikovsky's [[Piano Trio (Tchaikovsky)|Piano Trio in A minor]] and may have also appeared in the public premiere in October, although this is not certain.


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He was considered an outstanding teacher.<ref>Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 5th ed., 1954</ref> His students included [[Iosif Kotek]], [[Reinhold Glière]],<ref name=greene>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m3S7PIxe0mwC&pg=PA1030 |title=David Mason Greene, Greene's Biographical Encyclopedia of Composers |date=25 September 2007 |isbn=9780385142786|last1=Greene |first1=David Mason |last2=Green |first2=Constance }}</ref> who dedicated his Octet for Strings, Op. 5, to his teacher;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.editionsilvertrust.com/gliere-octet.htm |title=Edition Silvertrust |publisher=Edition Silvertrust |accessdate=8 January 2012}}</ref> [[Paul Juon]];<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/travel/swissmusic/classic/Swiss_Violin_Concertos.html?siteSect=24935&sid=1699437&cKey=1233752004000&ty=st |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120910225358/http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/travel/swissmusic/classic/Swiss_Violin_Concertos.html?siteSect=24935&sid=1699437&cKey=1233752004000&ty=st |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 September 2012 |title=Swiss Violin Concertos |publisher=Swissinfo.ch |date=19 June 2003 |accessdate=8 January 2012 }}</ref> [[Vladimir Bakaleinikov]]; Arcady Dubensky;<ref>{{cite web|author=The New York Public Library |url=http://www.nypl.org/research/manuscripts/music/musdubensky.xml |title=The New York Public Library |publisher=Nypl.org |date=27 December 2011 |accessdate=8 January 2012}}</ref> [[Stanisław Barcewicz]], [[Pyotr Stolyarsky]] (the teacher of [[David Oistrakh]], [[Nathan Milstein]], and many others);<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6-hXsTRgw7IC&pg=PA149 |title=Edward H. Tarr, East Meets West |isbn=9781576470282|last=Tarr |first=Edward H. |year=2003}}</ref> [[Nikolai Roslavets]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mymusicbase.ru/PPS3/sd_3371.htm |title=Описание CD |publisher=Mymusicbase.ru |accessdate=8 January 2012}}</ref> [[Konstantin Saradzhev]];<ref>{{cite web |url=http://home.comcast.net/~sean.day/syn-composers.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040215100911/http://home.comcast.net/%7Esean.day/syn-composers.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 February 2004 |title=(True) Synesthete Composers and Musicians |publisher=Home.comcast.net |access-date=8 January 2012 }}</ref> Alexander Petschnikoff,<ref>{{cite book |last=Lahee |first=Henry Charles |title=Famous Violinists of To-day and Yesterday |date=1906 |publisher=L.C. Page |page=296 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=70ZDAAAAYAAJ&dq=Alexander+Petschnikoff&pg=PA296}}</ref> [[Mikhail Press]], Alexander Schmuller;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/famousmusicianso001708mbp/famousmusicianso001708mbp_djvu.txt |title=Famous Musicians of a Wandering Race |accessdate=8 January 2012}}</ref> and possibly Mitrofan Vasiliev, the first violin teacher of [[Jean Sibelius]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Jean Sibelius |url=http://www.johnkinsella.net/Sibelius4_wegelius.htm |title=The Wegelius Institute |publisher=Johnkinsella.net |accessdate=8 January 2012}}</ref> {{See LMST|Jan|Hřímalý}}
He made a very early recording of the Piano Trio by [[Anton Arensky]] on wax cylinders - almost certainly its first recording, although it is not complete - with the composer at the piano and the cellist [[Anatoly Brandukov]].<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/26/arts/music/26waki.html?pagewanted=2 New York Times]</ref>.<ref>[http://www.marstonrecords.com/ The Dawn of Recording]</ref>


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He published a number of technical exercises and studies, some of which were valued by [[Jascha Heifetz]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maestronet.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=318612 |title=Chicago School of Violin Making |date=12 October 2008 |publisher=Maestronet.com |accessdate=8 January 2012}}</ref> and he died in Moscow in 1915.
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He was considered an outstanding teacher.<ref> Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 5th ed., 1954</ref> His students included [[Reinhold Glière]]<ref name=greene>[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=m3S7PIxe0mwC&pg=PA1030&lpg=PA1030&dq=jan+hrimaly&source=bl&ots=KT7OzVM6Y3&sig=RTjhrcttFLIhewCFhTiz1R5IcM4&hl=en&ei=BP66SbDoNYzo6QPPlJ32BA&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=7&ct=result David Mason Greene, Greene's Biographical Encyclopedia of Composers]</ref>, who dedicated his Octet for Strings, Op. 5, to his teacher<ref>[http://www.editionsilvertrust.com/gliere-octet.htm Edition Silvertrust]</ref>; [[Paul Juon]]<ref>[http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/travel/swissmusic/classic/Swiss_Violin_Concertos.html?siteSect=24935&sid=1699437&cKey=1233752004000&ty=st Swiss Violin Concertos]</ref>; Arcady Dubensky<ref>[http://www.nypl.org/research/manuscripts/music/musdubensky.xml The New York Public Library]</ref>; Pyotr Stolyarski, the teacher of [[David Oistrakh]], [[Nathan Milstein]], [[Leonid Kogan]], [[Ivan Galamian]] and many others<ref>[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=6-hXsTRgw7IC&pg=PA149&lpg=PA149&dq=jan+hrimaly&source=bl&ots=Sx7CRfIEWu&sig=o1omAhFAXelvPepxEYEWZiRJNW0&hl=en&ei=Zf-6ScKAKITO6gOszYznBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=6&ct=result Edward H. Tarr, East Meets West]</ref>; [[Nikolai Roslavets]]<ref>[http://www.mymusicbase.ru/PPS3/sd_3371.htm Описание CD]</ref>; Konstantin Saradzhev<ref>[http://home.comcast.net/~sean.day/syn-composers.htm (True) Synesthete Composers and Musicians]</ref>; Alexander Petschnikoff, Michael Press, Alexander Schmuller<ref>[http://www.archive.org/stream/famousmusicianso001708mbp/famousmusicianso001708mbp_djvu.txt Famous Musicians of a Wandering Race]</ref>; and possibly Mitrofan Vasiliev, the first violin teacher of [[Jean Sibelius]].<ref>[http://www.johnkinsella.net/Sibelius4_wegelius.htm The Wegelius Institute]</ref>


All his siblings were musically talented. Together with his brothers, Vojtěch (1842–1908), Jan Bartulomeus Čestmír (1844–1915), and Bohuslav Ferdinand Wenzl (1848–1894), they started the first string quartet in Bohemia. His sisters, Maria Regina (1839–1924) and Anna Jana (1840–1897) were renowned singers in Salzburg, Austria.<ref>Genealogy by Åke Backström, Sydney, genealogia.fi</ref>
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He published a number of technical exercises and studies, some of which were valued by [[Jascha Heifetz]]<ref>[http://www.maestronet.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=318612 Chicago School of Violin Making]</ref>, and died in [[Moscow]] in 1915.


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Latest revision as of 13:26, 10 November 2024

Jan Hřímalý (Russian: Иван Войцехович Гржимали, also Ivan Voitsekhovich Grzhimali; 13 April 1844 – 24 January [O.S. 11 January] 1915[1][2][3]) was an influential Czech violinist and teacher, who was associated with the Moscow Conservatory for 46 years in 1869–1915.

Biography

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Hřímalý was born in Plzeň, Bohemia (then part of the Austrian Empire), the second son of the organist and composer Vojtěch Hřímalý (1809–1880),[1] and a member of a notable Czech musical family.[4] He was taught by his older brother Vojtěch Hřímalý jr., and by Moritz Mildner. Hřímalý studied violin at the Prague Conservatory (1855–1861), and went on to become leader of the Amsterdam Orchestra (1862–1868).[1] In 1869 he was appointed violin teacher at the Moscow Conservatory. He succeeded Ferdinand Laub as professor of violin studies 1874–1915.[5] He was leader of the Russian Musical Society Orchestra in Moscow from 1874 until 1906.[1]

He was acquainted with Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, who held him in high regard. He co-premiered Tchaikovsky's String Quartets Nos. 2 (1874) and 3 (1876). In March 1882, he appeared in the first performance (private) of Tchaikovsky's Piano Trio in A minor and may have also appeared in the public premiere in October, although this is not certain.

He made a very early recording on wax cylinders of the Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor by Anton Arensky, with the composer at the piano and the cellist Anatoliy Brandukov. This recording was made shortly after its composition and is almost certainly its first recording, although it is not complete.[6][7]

He was considered an outstanding teacher.[8] His students included Iosif Kotek, Reinhold Glière,[4] who dedicated his Octet for Strings, Op. 5, to his teacher;[9] Paul Juon;[10] Vladimir Bakaleinikov; Arcady Dubensky;[11] Stanisław Barcewicz, Pyotr Stolyarsky (the teacher of David Oistrakh, Nathan Milstein, and many others);[12] Nikolai Roslavets;[13] Konstantin Saradzhev;[14] Alexander Petschnikoff,[15] Mikhail Press, Alexander Schmuller;[16] and possibly Mitrofan Vasiliev, the first violin teacher of Jean Sibelius.[17] See: List of music students by teacher: G to J#Jan Hřímalý.

He published a number of technical exercises and studies, some of which were valued by Jascha Heifetz,[18] and he died in Moscow in 1915.

All his siblings were musically talented. Together with his brothers, Vojtěch (1842–1908), Jan Bartulomeus Čestmír (1844–1915), and Bohuslav Ferdinand Wenzl (1848–1894), they started the first string quartet in Bohemia. His sisters, Maria Regina (1839–1924) and Anna Jana (1840–1897) were renowned singers in Salzburg, Austria.[19]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Tchaikovsky Research". Tchaikovsky Research. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Index des Trios". Altenbergtrio.at. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  3. ^ The death date of 1 March 1915 also appears in the literature, e.g. Grove's Dictionary, 5th ed., 1954
  4. ^ a b Greene, David Mason; Green, Constance (25 September 2007). David Mason Greene, Greene's Biographical Encyclopedia of Composers. ISBN 9780385142786.
  5. ^ "Violinist composers". Users.globalnet.co.uk. 6 February 2000. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  6. ^ Daniel J. Wakin (2 November 2008). "New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  7. ^ "The Dawn of Recording". Marstonrecords.com. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  8. ^ Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 5th ed., 1954
  9. ^ "Edition Silvertrust". Edition Silvertrust. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  10. ^ "Swiss Violin Concertos". Swissinfo.ch. 19 June 2003. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  11. ^ The New York Public Library (27 December 2011). "The New York Public Library". Nypl.org. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  12. ^ Tarr, Edward H. (2003). Edward H. Tarr, East Meets West. ISBN 9781576470282.
  13. ^ "Описание CD". Mymusicbase.ru. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  14. ^ "(True) Synesthete Composers and Musicians". Home.comcast.net. Archived from the original on 15 February 2004. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  15. ^ Lahee, Henry Charles (1906). Famous Violinists of To-day and Yesterday. L.C. Page. p. 296.
  16. ^ "Famous Musicians of a Wandering Race". Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  17. ^ Jean Sibelius. "The Wegelius Institute". Johnkinsella.net. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  18. ^ "Chicago School of Violin Making". Maestronet.com. 12 October 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  19. ^ Genealogy by Åke Backström, Sydney, genealogia.fi
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