Václav Kaprál

Václav Kaprál (26 March 1889 – 6 April 1947) was a Czech composer, pianist and pedagogue. Life Kaprál was born on 26 March 1889 in Určice. He studied composition with Leoš Janáček in the Brno Organ School (1908–1910) and with Vítězslav Novák (1919–1920) in Prague. Later, he studied piano interpretation with Alfred Cortot in Paris (1923–1924). Kaprál composed about fifty opuses, mainly solo piano, vocal, and chamber music. He was the father of Czech composer Vítězslava Kaprálová. He died on 6 April 1947 in Brno. Works Orchestral music *Svatební pochod for orchestra (1923) *Dve idylky for orchestra (1931) *Smuteční fanfáry for brass orchestra (1945) Chamber music *String Quartet in C Minor (1925) *String Quartet No. 2 with Baritone Solo, on text by R. Bojko (1927) *Píseň podzimu. Voice and string quartet (1929) *Balada. Violoncello and piano (1946) Solo piano *Lyrica (1907–1915) *Sonata I in C Major (1912) *Nocturne (1915) *Berceuses de Printemps (1916–1917) *Suita Romantica (1918) *Sonata II (1921) *Miniatures (1922) *Sonata III (1924) *Con duolo, piano cycle for left hand (1926) *Radostné chvíle (1927) *Sonatina (1930) *Fantazie (1934) *Dumka (1936) *Sonatina Bucolica (1936) *Mencu