Zdeněk Fibich

Some of Fibich's works demonstrate the remarkable influence of Mendelssohn (probably through Moscheles and Richter his instructors in piano and harmony) and Bach (counterpoint through Jadassohn). He taught in Vilan for a period of about 4 years and was the director of the National Theatre in Prague from 1878. He was also choirmaster of the Russian Orthodox Church in Prague from about the same time until 1881. After 1881 Fibich primarily made his living from compositions and private teaching. (In toto he composed approxiamtely 600 different pieces.) A truly enigmatic composer, ...