1 - Leos Janacek (1854-1928), Folklorist and Teacher
Folklorist and Teacher Leos Janacek (1854-1928) Episode 1 of 5 AVAILABILITY:3 WEEKS LEFT TO LISTEN Duration: 1 hour First broadcast: Monday 21 July 2014 For most of his life, Leoš Janácek was known primarily as a folklorist and teacher and didn't achieve international recognition as a composer until he was into his sixties. He was a man of immense drive and determination and, alongside his passion for the folk music of his native Moravia, Janácek improved the standard of music-making and music education in Brno where he spent most of his life. Donald Macleod introduces works from the years leading up to Janacek's first big success including a sample of the wealth of folk songs he collected, a ghostly orchestral ballad, a piano piece written at a time of personal and professional crisis, and part of the opera which finally put Janácek's career as a serious composer firmly on the map. Music Played 6 items Leos Janacek Moravska lidova poesie v pisnich [Moravian folk poetry in song] for voice & piano [publ.1908] Performer: Graham Johnson. Performer: Leos Janacek (1854 - 1928). Performer: Magdalena Kožená. DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON, DG-463 472 2 Add "Leos Janacek || Moravska lidova poesie v pisnich [Moravian folk poetry in song] for voice & piano [publ.1908]" to PlaylisterAdd to Playlister Image for Leos Janacek Leos Janacek Moravska lidova poesie v pisnich [Moravian folk poetry in song] for voice & piano [publ.1908] Performer: Graham Johnson. Performer: Leos Janacek (1854 - 1928). Performer: Magdalena Kožená. DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON, DG-463 472 2 Add "Leos Janacek || Moravska lidova poesie v pisnich [Moravian folk poetry in song] for voice & piano [publ.1908]" to PlaylisterAdd to Playlister Image for Leos Janacek Leos Janacek The Fiddler's child [Sumarovo dite] - ballad for orchestra Conductor: Ilan Volkov. Performer: Elizabeth Layton. Performer: BBC Scottish S O. HYPERION, CDA 67-517 Add "Leos Janacek || The Fiddlers child [Sumarovo dite] - ballad for orchestra" to PlaylisterAdd to Playlister Image for Leos Janacek Leos Janacek 4 Moravian male-voice choruses [muzskych sboru moravskych] for chorus Conductor: Lubomir Mati. Performer: Leos Janacek (1854 - 1928). Performer: Moravian Teachers' Choir. NAXOS, 8553623 Add "Leos Janacek || 4 Moravian male-voice choruses [muzskych sboru moravskych] for chorus" to PlaylisterAdd to Playlister Image for Leos Janacek Leos Janacek In the mists [V mlhach] - 4 pieces for piano Performer: András Schiff. DECCA, 440-312-2 Add "Leos Janacek || In the mists [V mlhach] - 4 pieces for piano" to PlaylisterAdd to Playlister Image for Leos Janacek Leos Janacek Jenufa - opera in 3 acts Conductor: Bernard Haitink. Performer: Anja Silja. Performer: Jorma Silvasti. Performer: Karita Mattila. Performer: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. ERATO, 0927--45330-2