Karel Svoboda – Žít – Svoboda Petr (2023)

Karel Svoboda – a gifted composer, tireless hitmaker who conquered the world with his music. He left behind hundreds of beautiful songs, many of which are still beloved today: Lady Carneval, Depeše, Včelka Mája, Čau, lásko... He composed music for dozens of films and series both in our country and abroad: Three Nuts for Cinderella, Visitors, Circus Humberto... He also became famous for his musically and visually captivating musicals, led by Dracula. The extensive illustrated monograph 'Žít' presents Karel Svoboda as a man completely devoted to his work, who also knew how to enjoy life to the fullest and never missed a party. It reveals many interesting facts about his life, childhood, journey to the top, his happy family background, and his immensely sad end. It tells the story of the complex creation of Karel's recording studio and the reconstruction of the villa in Jevany, where he built his private paradise and creative space, about parties that lasted until dawn, about the never-ending problems of creation on both sides of the Iron Curtain, and about his obsession with composing music, which was the undeniable meaning of his life. The book contains many unique notes and previously unpublished photographs, and it also brings Karel Svoboda's personality closer through exclusive...