Final Year Leos Janacek (1854-1928) Episode 5 of 5 AVAILABILITY:4 WEEKS LEFT TO LISTEN Duration: 1 hour First broadcast: Friday 25 July 2014 In the final year of his life, Janácek's love for Kamila Stösslova became ever more obsessive. He wrote letters to Kamila almost every day, and sometimes twice a day. The intense passion he felt for her found its culminating expression in his 2nd String Quartet. Donald Macleod introduces this most personal of his works, together with another of Janácek's best-loved pieces, prompted by the brilliant fanfares of a military band. Music Played 4 items Leos Janacek Vzpominka [Reminiscence] for piano Performer: Rudolf Firkušný. DG449 764-2, DG, 17 Add "Leos Janacek || Vzpominka [Reminiscence] for piano" to PlaylisterAdd to Playlister Image for Leos Janacek Leos Janacek From the house of the dead [Z mrtveho domu] - Overture Conductor: Sir Charles Mackerras. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. DECCA : 430-375-2, DECCA, 1 Add "Leos Janacek || From the house of the dead [Z mrtveho domu] - Overture" to PlaylisterAdd to Playlister Image for Leos Janacek Leos Janacek Quartet no. 2 (Intimate letters) for strings Performer: Emerson String Quartet. DG : 477-8093, DG, 8 Add "Leos Janacek || Quartet no. 2 (Intimate letters) for strings" to PlaylisterAdd to Playlister Image for Leos Janacek Leos Janacek Sinfonietta Conductor: Rafael Kubelík. Orchestra: Bavarian R S O. DEUTSCHE GRAMMOP : 437 254 2-, DEUTSCHE GRAMMOP, 5 Add "Leos Janacek || Sinfonietta" to PlaylisterAdd to Playlister