Bedřich Bělohlávek : Interwar Music Critic and Promoter of Czech Music in Great Britain
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| Year of publication | 2026 |
| Type | Peer-reviewed scientific article |
| Magazine / Source | Muzikoloski Zbornik |
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| web | Full text |
| Doi | https://doi.org/10.4312/mz.62.1.245-273 |
| Keywords | Bedřich Bělohlávek; Zdeněk Nejedlý; interwar period; music journalism; Czech émigré culture |
| Description | Following the establishment of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, many Czechoslovaks fled via France to Great Britain, where they eventually found new lifelong homes. One of them was the prominent interwar music critic and publisher Bedřich Bělohlávek (1902–1991). The article first presents a comprehensive biography based on archival sources, while also examining his activities after settling permanently in England. The focus then shifts to his writings on music from the 1920s and 1930s, portraying him as a faithful follower of his teacher, Zdeněk Nejedlý, whose ideological and musicological concepts Bělohlávek developed and adapted to journalistic writing and editorial practice. |
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