Anca Seidlova Explained
Anca Seidlova Edwards (April 19, 1895 – March 8, 1982) was a Czech-American pianist.
Early life and education
Anca Seidlová was born in Brno, the daughter of Jaroslav Seidl. Her father was a lawyer.[1] She studied with Leoš Janáček at a conservatory in Brno, with Robert Teichmüller in Leipzig, and with Edwin Hughes and Alexander Lambert in New York.[2] [3] [4]
Career
Seidlova was a concert pianist and accompanist.[5] [6] [7] She made her New York debut in 1926, at Aeolian Hall.[8] [9] "Miss Seidlova is a pianist of considerable technical attainments," noted a Boston Globe review in 1928. "She has a vigorous sense of rhythm, and a feeling for the tonal possibilities of the piano."[10]
Seidlova made several recordings with French violinist Renée Chemet between 1926 and 1931.[11] She performed with Chemet and koto player and composer Michio Miyagi in Japan in 1932. She played with the Wilberscheid String Quartet in 1934, and the Czechoslovak Instrumental Ensemble in 1935, both with Bedrich Vaska.[12] [13]
She co-authored a book for young readers on the history of music,[14] and taught piano; one of her students was jazz bassist Gene Perla.[15] "I always tell my students to think before they play," she explained in a 1974 interview. "It has to be in you—it has to be thought first."[16]
Publications
Personal life
Seidlova married American sea captain Charles G. Edwards in 1931.[18] They lived in Teaneck, New Jersey in the 1930s,[19] and later moved to Florida. Her husband died in 1973. In her last years, she wrote short stories,[20] and attended weekly Russian language classes.[21] She died in Marion, Massachusetts in 1982, at the age of 86.[22] [23]
External links
Notes and References
- News: Raulerson . Rayna . 1976-07-06 . Concert Pianist Goes Home . 1C, 4C . Fort Lauderdale News . 2023-04-20 . Newspapers.com.
- Web site: Anca Seidlova . 2023-04-19 . Discogs.
- News: Pickering . Grace . 1968-03-13 . Music's For All Ages Says Pianist-Author . 29 . Fort Lauderdale News . 2023-04-20 . Newspapers.com.
- News: 1922-03-04 . Anca Seidlova Gave Recital . 5 . The Courier-News . 2023-04-20 . Newspapers.com.
- December 1927 . Anca Seidlova Heard in Piano Recital . Musical Observer . 26 . 12 . 65.
- News: 1927-12-05 . Recital by Mme. Chemet; French Violinist Gives Second of Series at Newcomer Hall . 4 . The Baltimore Sun . 2023-04-20 . Newspapers.com.
- News: 1942-01-29 . Mme. Seidlova's Playing Thrills Music Department . 6 . Ridgewood Herald-News . 2023-04-20 . Newspapers.com.
- September 28, 1926 . A First Appearance . Musical Digest . 10 . 14.
- https://archive.org/details/sim_music-magazine-and-musical-courier_1927-10-27_95_17/page/19/mode/1up?q=Anca "Seidlova in Second New York Recital"
- News: 1928-01-18 . Piano Recital by Anca Seidlova . 13 . The Boston Globe . 2023-04-20 . Newspapers.com.
- Web site: Anca Seidlova . 2023-04-20 . Discography of American Historical Recordings.
- News: 1934-12-01 . Wilberscheid String Quartet to Feature Anca Seidlova . 3 . The Courier-News . 2023-04-20 . Newspapers.com.
- News: Nairn . Norman . 1935-11-19 . The Concert Reviewed: N. Y. String Quartet, Seidlova . 12 . The Courier-News . 2023-04-20 . Newspapers.com.
- Book: Shippen . Katherine B. . The Heritage of Music . Seidlova . Anca . 1963 . Viking Press . 978-0-670-36883-9.
- Book: Feather, Leonard . The encyclopedia of jazz in the seventies . 1976 . New York : Horizon Press . Internet Archive . 978-0-8180-1215-0 . 272.
- News: Raulerson . Rayna . 1974-01-30 . She Played her Own Tune . 34 . Fort Lauderdale News . 2023-04-20 . Newspapers.com.
- Book: Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions . 1941 . Library of Congress, Copyright Office. . 1901.
- News: Mann . Raleigh . 1976-08-01 . Anca Seidlova: 'Why did it take me a lifetime?' . 201 . The Miami Herald . 2023-04-20 . Newspapers.com.
- News: 1937-12-14 . Mme. Anca Seidlova is Guest at Chaminade Society Recital . 16 . The Record . 2023-04-20 . Newspapers.com.
- News: Jones . Rosemary . 1979-07-08 . Authors and Books Gaining on the Seashells . 290 . The Miami Herald . 2023-04-20 . Newspapers.com.
- News: Anderson . Serrin E. . 1981-03-22 . Learning the Russian Language: It's Subtle in Sound, Marvelous to Master . 353 . Fort Lauderdale News . 2023-04-20 . Newspapers.com.
- News: 1982-03-09 . Anca Edwards, Concert Pianist . 15 . The Journal News . 2023-04-20 . Newspapers.com.
- News: 1982-03-12 . Anca Seidlova Leaves Music Legacy . 28 . Fort Lauderdale News . 2023-04-20 . Newspapers.com.