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A Forgotten Conductor’s Triumphant Return

JL;DR SUMMARY The article highlights the rediscovery and celebration of Czech conductor Karel Ancerl's musical legacy through a new DVD and a 43-CD box set from Supraphon. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HolocaustResilienceClassical MusicCommunismJewish ComposersTheresienstadtOrchestraKarel AncerlCzech PhilharmonicSupraphon

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Tucapy, Středočeský, Czechia
"Born in the tiny South Bohemian village of Tucapy in 1908, Ancerl studied under such noted conductors as Hermann Scherchen and Vclav Talich, and made an early career as maestro of Pragues left-wing Liberated Theatre."
Prague, Prague, Hlavní mešto, Czechia
"Born in the tiny South Bohemian village of Tucapy in 1908, Ancerl studied under such noted conductors as Hermann Scherchen and Vclav Talich, and made an early career as maestro of Pragues left-wing Liberated Theatre."
Brandenburg, Germany
"In 1942, Ancerl and his wife, along with his parents, were hustled off to the Theresienstadt concentration camp."
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"Even when impelled to relocate to Canada after the Soviets 1968 invasion of his homeland, Ancerl showed continued resilience, as proved by another compelling DVD from Video Artists International (www.vaimusic.com) showing him rehearsing the Toronto Symphony, of which he became music director."

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