Studie Heleny Matějčkové se zabývá obchodními kontakty mezi hudebním skladatelem Antonínem Dvořákem a londýnským nakladatelem Augener & Co., In the course of research focusing on the history of publication of the works of A. Dvořák, printed editions have been discovered for five works that were issued in 1885 and 1886 by the London publishing house Augener & Co. The literature and sources concerning the life and work of A. Dvořák, however, make no mention of this publisher or of its editions of Dvořák’s music. The study maps the history and activity of the publishing house, devoting the greatest attention to describing the new sources and to consideration of the possible circumstances of their publication – Augener’s editions of Dvořák’s compositions appear to have been prepared on the basis of already issued printings by the Prague publisher F. A. Urbánek – and of aspects of publishing practice at the time, especially with regard to copyright issues., Helena Matějčková., Rubrika: Studie, and Anglické resumé na s. 265, anglický abstrakt 247.
This study is aimed primarily at acquainting the reader with musical events presented by the Žofínská akademie / Sophien-Akademie during the first decade of this society’s existence, which is a topic that has not yet been investigated. In the programs of the various events, reconstructed based on press reports from the time, one can easily trace changes in their programming conception that resulted mainly from priorities established by the academy’s leaders. The study also includes a summary of the institution’s origin and structure, and characterizes the various types of musical events it presented or in which it participated.