Josef Páleníček [SEP] place of death
Josef Páleníček
Josef Páleníček (July 19, 1914, Travnik, Bosnia, Yugoslavia—March 7, 1991, Prague) was a Czech piano virtuoso and composer.
Biography.
Páleníček studied at the gymnasium in Prague, and concurrently he studied also at the Prague Conservatory. From 1933 to 1938 he continued his studies at the master school of Karel Hoffmeister. Simultaneously he studied law at the Charles University. He graduated from both schools in 1938. Páleníček was also a pupil of Vítězslav Novák and Otakar Šín. He
Movements.
The two movements in this sonata are:
- Foreboding ("Předtucha") – Con moto
- Death ("Smrt") – Adagio
Recordings.
- Leoš Janáček: "Piano Works". Supraphon 1972. SU 3812-2 (Josef Páleníček)
- Leoš Janáček: "Piano Works". Deutsche Grammophon 1972. 429 857–2 (Rudolf Firkušný)
- Leoš Janáček: "Complete Piano Works". ArcoDiva. UP 0071–2132 (Jan Jiraský)
- Leoš Janáček