Barvitius

cover 1919

cover 1919

Smetana opera cover 1918

History

Karel Josef Barvitius (1864—1937), birth name Karel Brodsky, followed by his son Karel Barvitius (1893-1949), of Prague published classics for the piano, many Smetana works, and some contemporary works between 1914 and 1949. Typical composers and arrangers were:

• Gustav Roob, 1879-1947
• Norbert Kubát, 1863-1935
• Jaroslav Václav Vacek, 1865-1935
• Vojtěch Šístek 1864-1925
• Václav Vačkář 1881-1954
• Josef Holý 1853-1931
• Josef Bohuslav Foerster, 1859-1951
• Složil Oskar Fetras 1854-1931
• Rudolf Fiedler, 1879-1962
• Josef Flegl 1881-1962
• Karel Zoubek 1902-1959
• Josef Procházk 1874-1956
• Antonín Janoušek 1858-1938
• Jaroslav Křička, 1882-1969
• František Jiří Mach 1869-1952 (Violin Arrangements)

Like other Czech publishers, such as Pazdírek, Urbánek, Hudební Matice, and Emanuel Starý, it was nationalized in 1949 and became part of Editio Supraphon.

Editions

Imprints, Addresses, Agencies

Imprints

• Karel J. Barvitius
• Barvitiova Edice

Addresses

• Prague

Plate Numbers

Authority Control

Sources Consulted

• COPAC
• KVK
• Czech Nat lib cat