Leoš Janáček (1854-1928)
Composer
The son of a Moravian schoolmaster, Janáček studied in Leipzig and Brno, where he started his working life as a music-teacher and choral conductor. From his mid-thrities, composition assumed an increasing prominence in his life, alongside musicology, and he played a central role in the revival and documentation of Moravian and Silesian folk music.
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Further Reading: Janáček
Recording of the Week, Jiří Bělohlávek conducts Janáček
31st August 2018
Late recordings of the Glagolitic Mass, Taras Bulba, the Sinfonietta and The Fiddler's Child bear witness to the Czech conductor's affinity for his countryman's music.
Recording of the Week, Edward Gardner conducts orchestral music by Janáček
29th September 2014
James listens to the first instalment in an exciting new series – Chandos’ survey of the orchestral works of Janáček, conducted by Edward Gardner.
Popular Works: Janáček
- Capriccio for piano (left hand) & chamber ensemble, JW VII/12 'Vzdor' (20)
- Concertino, JW VII/11 (32)
- Four Moravian Male Choruses (3)
- From the House of the Dead (7)
- Glagolitic Mass (38)
- In the Mists (51)
- Jenufa (15)
- Káta Kabanová (6)
- Lachian Dances (22)
- Mládí (Youth), for wind sextet (25)
- Moravian Dances (3), JW VIII/12 & 18 (6)
- Moravian Dances, JW VI/7 (7)
- On An Overgrown Path (35)
- Osud (Fate) (3)
- Otcenáš (Our Father) for four-part choir, tenor soloist, organ and harp (12)
- Piano Sonata 1.X.1905 in E flat minor, JW VIII/19 'From the Street' (53)
- Pohádka (Fairy Tale) for Cello and Piano (46)
- Reminiscence, JW 8/32 (13)
- Sinfonietta (76)
- String Quartet No. 1 'The Kreutzer Sonata' (54)
- String Quartet No. 2 'Intimate Letters' (62)
- Suite for string orchestra, JW 6/2 (22)
- Taras Bulba (52)
- The Cunning Little Vixen (18)
- The Danube, symphonic poem (4)
- The Diary of One Who Disappeared (9)
- The Excursions of Mr Broucek (4)
- The Makropulos Case (10)
- Violin Concerto 'Pilgrimage of the Soul' (6)
- Violin Sonata (83)
