In 1928 Řídký attended as a conductor the premiere of Leoš Janáček´s chamber composition Capriccio. He died at Poděbrady.
Style
He composed seven symphonies and one sinfonietta, one stringserenade, concertos for violin (1), piano (1), and cello (2), chamber music, pieces for piano, cantatas, and also prepared his own arrangements of folk songs. His work is composed rather in traditional style, first compositions are influenced by romanticism, later he composed in traditional, neo-classical style. His oeuvre contains 47 numbered opuses, both in chamber and orchestral instrumentation. Řídký composed also violin, piano and two violoncello concertos. In 1954 he was awarded National Prize for his Piano Concerto Op. 46.
Selected works
Orchestral
Symfonietta in C minor, Op. 1
Symphony No. 1 in C♯ minor, Op. 3 (1924)
Symphony No. 2 in D minor for orchestra with obbligato cello, Op. 4 (1925)
Symphony No. 3 in A♭ major, Op. 8 (1927–1928)
Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 10 (1928)
Předehra (Ouvertura) (Overture), Op. 11 (1929)
Symphony No. 5 in E (C?) minor, Op. 17 (1932)
Malá suita (Little Suite), Op. 18 (1931–1932); original version for cello and piano
Symphony No. 6, Op. 35 (1938); incomplete: movement I in sketch form
Serenáda (Serenade) in E major for string orchestra, Op. 37 (1941)
Symfonietta for chamber orchestra, Op. 40 (1945–1946)
Slavnostní pochod (Marcia festiva) (1947, 1950); 1947 version for wind orchestra
Symphony No. 7, Op. 47 (1955–1956)
Smuteční fanfára
Dvě suity z hudby k filmu „Mánes“ (Mánes: 2 Suites from the Film)
Wind orchestra
Slavnostní pochod (Marcia festiva) (1947)
Milada (1951)
Concertante
Concerto for violin and orchestra, Op. 7 (1927)
Concerto No. 1 in F♯ minor for cello and orchestra, Op. 14 (1930)
Nocturne for cello and orchestra, Op. 19 (1931–1932)
Concerto No. 2 for cello and orchestra, Op. 36 (1940)
Concerto for piano and orchestra, Op. 46 (1952); written for his wife Jaroslava Řídká, who gave the premiere in 1953
Chamber music
Sonata in E minor for cello and piano, Op. 2 (1923)
Quintet in A major for clarinet and string quartet, Op. 5 (1926)
String Quartet No. 1 in G♯ minor, Op. 6 (1927)
String Quartet No. 2, Op. 9 (1929)
Serenata appasionata in C♯ minor for violin and piano, Op. 12 (1930)
Adagio for cello and piano (published 1932); also for viola and piano
Furiant in G major for cello and piano, Op. 15 (published 1932)
String Quartet No. 3 in A major, Op. 16 (1932)
Malá suita (Little Suite) for cello and piano, Op. 18 (1931–1932); also orchestrated
Pět snadných kusů (5 Easy Pieces) for cello or violin and piano (1932)
Ekloga (Eclogue)
Alla marcia
Valse moderato
Scherzino
Menuet
Nokturno a gavota (Nocturne and Gavotte) for cello or violin and piano (1932)
String Quartet No. 4 in G major, Op. 20 (1933)
Capriccio for cello and piano, Op. 21 (published 1933)
Alla polka for cello and piano (published 1933)
Andante a allegretto (Andante and Allegretto) for cello and piano (published 1933)
Cantabile a menuetto (Cantabile and Menuetto) for cello and piano (published 1933)
Ukolébavka a groteska (Lullaby and Grotesque; Berceuse et grotesque) for violin and piano, Op. 26 (published 1933); Ukolébavka also for viola and piano
Polka-fantasie for violin or cello and piano (published 1933)
Čtyři snadné skladby (4 Easy Pieces; 4 Morceaux faciles) for violin and piano, Op. 28 (published 1934)
Polka-capriccio
Air; also for cello and piano
Chanson
Marche grotesque
Melodia a marcia (Melodie and Marcia) for cello and piano (published 1934)
Pohádka máje [I. maj] (Fairy Tale: In May; En mai), Trio for violin, cello and piano (published 1934)
Čtyři skladby pro mládež (4 Pieces for Young Players) for violin and piano
Čtyři malé skladby (4 Little Pieces; 4 Morceaux petites) for cello and piano, Op. 29 (1934)
Elegie
Capriccietto
Barcarolla
Menuetto
Čtyři skladbičky (4 Bagatelles) for cello and piano, Op. 31
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