Karel Halíř belongs to the musical record as a figure whose work outlasted the moment that produced it.
The record lists Karel Halíř as Czech violinist (1859-1909).
Karel Halíř was born at Vrchlabí in 1859. His recorded nationality is Cisleithania. He trained at Prague Conservatory.
This was the century of the virtuoso and the touring soloist, when a performer could become famous across a continent.
He worked as pedagogue, violinist and conductor.
The instruments recorded are violin.
His work is classed as classical music.
Music outlives its context more reliably than any other art, and usually for reasons its makers did not predict.
That the work came out of Cisleithania shaped it: musical traditions, training institutions and the reach of a recording industry all differ by country.
Karel Halíř died in 1909, aged 50. The recordings and scores remain, which is the only durable form a musical life takes.
Achievements
- Instruments: violin
- Genres: classical music
