Zuzana Růžičková
Zuzana Růžičková (Czech pronunciation: [ˈzuzana ˈruːʒɪtʃkovaː]; 14 January 1927 – 27 September 2017) was a Czech harpsichordist. An interpreter of classical and baroque music, Růžičková was the first harpsichordist to record Johann Sebastian Bach's complete works for keyboard, in recordings made in the 1960s and 1970s for Erato Records. As a teenager, Růžičková was imprisoned in the Nazi concentration camps of Terezín and Auschwitz and transported to the Bergen-Belsen death camp. After the camp's liberation in April 1945, she returned to Plzeň later that year. Růžičková was the wife of Czech composer Viktor Kalabis. The couple both refused to join the Czechoslovak Communist Party which held power from 1948 to 1989, and faced political persecution as a result. Růžičková performed across the world for 50 years, recorded over 100 records, and taught such prominent musicians as Christopher Hogwood, Ketil Haugsand, Jaroslav Tůma, and Mahan Esfahani.
Genre: chamber-music
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- Sonata For Flute And Harpsichord In B Minor, BWB 1030: I. Andante
- Tři akvarely pro cembalo, Op. 53: III. Allegro molto
- Tři akvarely pro cembalo, Op. 53: II. Andante
- Tři akvarely pro cembalo, Op. 53: I. Allegro ma non troppo
- Hommagi Gravicembalistici: V. Esercizio
- Hommagi Gravicembalistici: IV. Pavan
- Hommagi Gravicembalistici: III. Capricho
- Hommagi Gravicembalistici: II. Vive le neveu
- Hommagi Gravicembalistici: I. Preludio
- Dueta pro cembalo z třetího dílu Clavier-Übung: IV. Dueto č. 4 a moll BWV 805
- Dueta pro cembalo z třetího dílu Clavier-Übung: III. Dueto č. 3 G dur BWV 804
- Dueta pro cembalo z třetího dílu Clavier-Übung: II. Dueto č. 2 F dur BWV 803
- Dueta pro cembalo z třetího dílu Clavier-Übung: I. Dueto č. 1 e moll BWV 802 - úvod nahrávky se nedochoval, snímek začíná v polovině šestého taktu
- Italský koncert F dur, BWV 971: III. Presto
- Italský koncert F dur, BWV 971: II. Andante
- Italský koncert F dur, BWV 971: I. Allegro
- Sonata for Harpsichord in F Major, Hob. XVI/23: III. Finale. Presto
- Sonata for Harpsichord in F Major, Hob. XVI/23: II. Adagio
- Sonata for Harpsichord in F Major, Hob. XVI/23: I. (Allegro moderato)
- Sonata for Harpsichord in E Major, Hob. XVI/13: III. Finale. Presto
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