Josef Bohuslav Foerster war der Sohn des Komponisten Josef Foerster und lebte nach Studien am Prager Konservatorium in Hamburg, wo seine Frau als Sängerin engagiert war. Er fungierte als Kritiker und wirkte ab 1901 als Professor am Konservatorium. Es war die Zeit, als Gustav Mahler in Hamburg Opernchef war. Die beiden Musiker wurden Freunde. Wie Mahler übersiedelte Foerster bald nach Wien, wo er ab 1903 bis zum Ende der Donaumonarchie Muskkritiker und Kompositionslehrer war.
Ein der wenigen Studioaufnahmen, die Herbert von Karajan in Mailand mit Maria Callas gemacht hat, galt Puccinis japanischer Tragödie. Der Primadonna assoluta stellte Karajan dabei den jungen Tenor Nicolai Gedda zur Seite, ein ungleiches Paar, möchte man meinen, aber die Gesamtwirkung der Aufnahme ist dank der langen Passagen, die man damals in einem Bogen aufgenommen hat, doch bemerkenswert.
»Jenufa« 1. Akt (Beginn)L. v. Matacic – Frankfurt 1961
– »Neun sind nur angenommen worden«L. v. Matacic – Frankfurt 1961
– »Weißt ja, wie stolz ... Grein doch nicht!«A. Schlemm, E. Kozub, Matacic – Frankfurt 1961
2. Akt (Anfang)Chr. Goltz, A. Schlemm, Matacic – Frankfurt 1961
– »Im Augenblick«L. v. Matacic – Frankfurt 1961
3. Akt (Anfang)
– »Ihr wißt ja von gar nichts«L. v. Matacic – Frankfurt 1961
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