Description: Autographed 6.5” x 10” presentation photograph with a two bar musical quotation, February 16, 1934.Weis, initially Weiss (1862-1944) studied French horn, violin and piano at the Prague Conservatory. He was thrown out of the Prague Conservatory, despite that, Dvorak who was the rector at the time saw promise and so much as stated that Weis was the future of Bohemian music. From 1878-1881 he enrolled and studied at the Prague Organ School, with composer’s Zdenek Fibich and Frantisek Skuhersky. (Skuhersky taught Janacek composition as well.) Upon graduation, he was made organist at St. Stephens Cathedral and also was chief organist of the Great Synagogue at Prague. Weis also played violin in the National Theater Orchestra. From 1886-1887 he was a conductor at the National Theatre in Brno. Another gig was as accompanist to his friend, virtuoso violinist Franz Ondricek. Weiss wrote in several genres, his 11 operas and operettas included; “Viola” later “The Twins” (1892), “Der Polnische Jude” (1901), “Die Dorfmusikanten” (1905), “Der Revisor” (1907), “Utoknamlýn” (1912), “Blizenci” (1917), “Lesetinskýkovár” (1920) and “Bojárskanevesta” (1943). The opera “The Polish Jew” was an international sensation, performed throughout Europe and in March, 1921, received 3 performances at the Metropolitan Opera with Artur Bodansky conducting. As at the time it seemed unseemly to hire a Jewish actor from Yiddish Theater, the ended up hiring a Vaudeville baritone known by his stage name, Chief Caupolican as the lead. (His given name was Emile Barragnon and he was in fact from an Indian tribe in Chile,but not a chief.) Other works include his Symphonic poem, a string quartet, a violin sonata, a large number of works for piano, as well as a large group of 15 volumes of songs with Czech folk songs used as their basis. He is still revered in the Czech Republic as a hero for his compilations of folks songs, his home is a museum, the Adolfov District near the Czech-German border is known as the Karel Weis District in memory of his work. Harmonie Autographs and Music, Inc.Appraisers and Music AntiquarianNew York, New York
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