Pavel Burdych, Zuzana Berešová – Kéler: Valčíky pre husle a klavír

The violinist, conductor and composer Béla Kéler was born at 13th of February 1820 in Bartfeld (today's Slovakian name: Bardejov). After his studies of music, he obtained the position of first violinist at the „Theater an der Wien“ in Vienna. Since 1854 he received the position as conductor of the orchestra of Johann Sommer in Berlin. Later he became leader of the military band under count Mazzuchelli. The last twenty years of his life he spent as leader of the spa-orchestra in Wiesbaden and was devoted on composing. He performed in all European cultural centres, as London, Amsterdam, Paris, Munich, Dresden, Leipzig etc. Still he often and gladly returned to his home city Bartfeld. Kéler has written 27 big waltzes, 27 marches, 20 csárdás, 18 polkas, 15 songs, 13 galops, 12 overtures, a ballet and several „musical paintings“, such as the idyllic Carpathians, his first important composition which praises the Slovakian nature. The most frequently played theme of Kéler's work are the 32…