Ottokar Nováček

Ottokar Eugen Nováček (13 May 1866 – 3 February 1900) was an Austro-Hungarian violinist, violist and composer of Czech descent. He is perhaps best known for his work Perpetuum Mobile (Perpetual Motion), written in 1895.

Birth and Death Data: Born Bela Crkva (Town and municipality in Vojvodina, Serbia), Died February 3, 1900 (New York City (most populous city in the United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1945

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor D5RB-0129 10-in. 3/5/1945 Perpetual motion Otto Herz ; Ricardo Odnoposoff Violin solo, with piano composer  
Columbia W145634 10-in. 2/14/1928 Perpetuum mobile Naoum Blinder ; Valentin Pavlovsky Violin solo, with piano composer  
Gramophone Bb20554 10-in. 12/11/1930 Perpetuum mobile Hubert Giesen ; Yehudi Menuhin Violin and piano duo composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WL2058 10-in. between February 6 and 28 1930 Perpetuum mobile Yvonne Astruc ; Marcel Ciampi Violin solo, with piano composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Nováček, Ottokar," accessed December 26, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109496.

Nováček, Ottokar. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 26, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109496.

"Nováček, Ottokar." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 26 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109496

External Sources

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Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Nováček, Ottokar, 1866-1900 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no93008631

Wikidata: Ottokar Nováček - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q670142

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/34644098

MusicBrainz: Ottokar Nováček - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c1c9bbc7-2e96-4ec8-996c-6d11a2f88cc3

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