Alexander Moyzes

Short bio Alexander Moyzes

Birthday: 1906

Died: 1984

Active: 1930s - 1970s

Genre: Classical

Period: 20th Century, Modern

Full biography Alexander Moyzes

Alexander Moyzes was a Slovak composer, conductor, and music teacher born on September 4, 1906, in Kálnica, Slovakia. He was the son of the Slovak composer Mikuláš Moyzes , and held a leading position in the Slovak classical music scene of the 20th century. He studied composition at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava from 1925 to 1931 with Professor Ján Cikker and later with Professor Leoš Janáček at the Brno Conservatory.

Moyzes's music is characterized by a highly individual voice and a marked leaning towards traditional tonality and formal structures. He was a prolific composer, producing over 120 works throughout his career, including 9 symphonies, 2 operas, concertos for various instruments, chamber music, choral works, and solo works for piano.

Throughout his life, Moyzes received numerous awards and honors for his contributions to Slovak musical culture, including the Medal of Merit for Culture from the Slovak government in 1979. He was also a member of the Slovak Academy of Sciences and Arts and served as the president of the Union of Slovak Composers from 1966 to 1970.

Moyzes passed away on November 20, 1984, in Bratislava, Slovakia, leaving behind a legacy of significant contributions to Slovak classical music that continue to be celebrated and performed to this day.

Compositions featuring Alexander Moyzes

#	Name	Duration	Genre	Year
1	Symphony No. 12, Op. 83	32:07 min	Symphony	1983
2	Symphony No. 11, Op. 79	37:44 min	Symphony	1978
3	Symphony No. 10, Op. 77	32:46 min	Symphony	1978
4	Symphony No. 9, Op. 69	37:08 min	Symphony	1970
5	Dances from Gemer, for orchestra, Op 51	16:32 min	Orchestral	1956
6	Symphony No. 7, Op. 50	42:14 min	Symphony	1954
7	Dances from Hron, for orchestra, Op 43 "Pohronie Dances"	31:18 min	Orchestral	1950
8	Symphony No. 4 in E flat major, Op. 38	40:37 min	Symphony	1947
9	Symphony No. 3 in B flat major ("Little Symphony"), Op. 17a	23:42 min	Symphony	1942
10	Down the River Váh, for orchestra, Op 26	23:14 min	Orchestral	1935
11	Symphony No. 2 in A minor, Op. 16	36:47 min	Symphony	1932
12	Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 31	41:15 min	Symphony	1928
13	Jazz sonata for 2 pianos, Op 14	14:26 min	Keyboard	-
14	Musica Istropolitana, for violin & chamber orchestra	7:25 min	Concerto	-
15	Piano Sonata in E minor, Op. 2	19:11 min	Keyboard	-
16	Studies (2) in the Form of Prelude and Fugue for piano	9:10 min	Keyboard	-
17	Symphony No. 5 in F major, Op. 39	35:29 min	Symphony	-
18	Symphony No. 6 in E major, Op. 44	30:01 min	Symphony	-
19	Symphony No. 8, "21.08.1968", Op. 64	28:18 min	Symphony	-
20	Divertimento for piano, Op 11	10:07 min	Keyboard	-
21	Brigand Rhapsody for piano, Op 52	14:59 min	Keyboard	-

Albums featuring Alexander Moyzes

#	Name album	Year	Music label
1	Alexander Moyzes(CD, Album, Reissue, CD, Album, Reissue, All Media, Compilation, Remastered)	2011	Opus
2	Alexander Moyzes / Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ladislav Slovák – Symphonies Nos. 11 And 12	2002	Marco Polo
3	Alexander Moyzes – Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ladislav Slovák – Symphonies Nos. 5 and 6	2001	Marco Polo
4	Alexander Moyzes / Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ladislav Slovák – Symphonies Nos. 9 and 10	2001	Marco Polo
5	Alexander Moyzes / Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ladislav Slovák – Symphonies Nos. 7 and 8	2001	Marco Polo
6	Alexander Moyzes / Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ladislav Slovák – Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4	2000	Marco Polo
7	Alexander Moyzes / Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ladislav Slovák – Symphonies Nos 1 and 2	2000	Marco Polo
8	Alexander Moyzes / Anthony Goldstone, Caroline Clemmow – The Complete Solo Piano Music and The Jazz Sonata for Two Pianos(CD, Album)	1996	Olympia (2)
9	Dobrá Novina, Šťastná Hodina(7", 45 RPM)	1989	Opus
10	Alexander Moyzes, Anton Hasefeld – Moyzes / Hasefeld(CD, Stereo)	1989	Campion Records
11	Alexander Moyzes – CSR Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava), Ondrej Lenard – Gemer Dances; Down The River Vah; Pohronie Dances	1989	Marco Polo
12	Moyzes Quartet, Moyzes, Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 4 / String Quartet No. 3 In F Major Op. 73(LP, Album)	1988	Opus
13	Alexander Moyzes / Dezider Kardoš – Slovak Orchestral Music(LP, Album)	1986	Opus
14	Alexander Moyzes, Magdaléna Blahušiaková, The Radio Bratislava Symphony Orchestra, Ladislav Slovák – Symphony No. 1 / In Autumn(LP, Club Edition)	1982	Opus
15	Eugen Suchoň / Ján Cikker / Alexander Moyzes – Balladic Suite / Summer / Jánošík’s Boys	1980	Opus
16	Alexander Moyzes, Miloš Jurkovič, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Ladislav Slovák – Partita / Concerto For Flute / Music To A Woman(LP, Album)	1979	Opus
17	2. Sláčikové Kvarteto / Dve Piesne / Malá Sonáta Pre Husle A Klavír / Musica Istropolitana(LP, Stereo)	1977	Opus
18	Alexander Moyzes / Oto Ferenczy – Poetická Suita Pre Husle A Klavír Op. 35 / Sonáta Pre Husle A Klavír	1977	Opus
19	Andrej Očenáš / Ján Cikker / Alexander Moyzes – Plamene Mája / Nad Starým Zákopom / Vatry Na Horách(LP)	1975	Opus
20	Portrét Alexandra Moyzesa(LP, Compilation, Mono)	1968	Supraphon
21	Concerto For Violin And Orchestra, Op. 53	1965	Supraphon
22	Alexander Moyzes / Eugen Suchoň – In The Autumn = V Jeseni / Ad Astra(LP, Club Edition, Mono)	1964	Supraphon
23	Alexander Moyzes / Soloist And Bratislava Radio Symphony Orchestra Conductor Tibor Frešo – Singing, Playing, Dancing (East - Slovakia Songs For Soprano, Tenor, Bass And Orchestra, Op. 33)(LP, 10", Album)	1953	Supraphon
24	Alexander Moyzes / Oto Ferenczy – Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 4 / The "Hurbanovská" Overture(LP, Album)	1953	Supraphon
25	Dolu Váhom, Op. 26 / Tance Z Pohronia, Op. 43	1951	Supraphon