Janácek, Leos

Amoroso - String quartets by Janacek, Berg and Webern / Cecilla String Quartet

1 CD / Analekta / 2013-04-23

Works: Leos Janácek: Quartet for Strings no 1 "Kreutzer Sonata"; Alban Berg: Lyric Suite for Soprano and String Quartet; Anton Webern: Langsamer Satz for String Quartet, M 78
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Ensemble: Cecillla String Quartet

The Cecilia String Quartet continues to win praise following its 2010 First Prize at the Banff International String Quartet Competition.

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Smetana: From My Homeland; Dvorak: Romance; Suk: 4 Pieces; Janacek: Violin Sonata / Silvie Hessova; Daniel Wiessner, piano

1 CD / Cube Bohemia / 2013-04-09

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Pieces (2) for Violin and Piano, T 128 "From my homeland"; Antonín Dvorák: Romance for Violin and Piano in F minor, Op. 11/B 38; Josef Suk: Pieces (4) for Violin and Pi...
Performers: Hessova, Silvie; Wiesner, Daniel

Violinist Silvie Hessová graduated from the Prague Conservatory. She was first violinist of the Eberle Quartet and now holds that same position with the Prague...continue...

Blow the Wind Northerly - Francaix: 7 Dances from Les Malheurs de Sophie; Le Gay Paris; Janacek:: MladiÆ for Wind Quintet; Klein: Divertimento for Wind Octet / Stevenson Winds

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2013-03-12

Works: Jean Françaix: Sept Danses from Les Malheurs de Sophie; Le Gay Paris, for solo trumpet, flute,2 oboes, 2 clarinets, basson, contrabassoon & 2 horns; Leos Janácek: Mládí (Youth), s...
Performers: Laville, Emmanuel; O'Keeffe, Mark
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Ensemble: Stevenson Winds

Janacek: Glagolitic Mass; Sinfonietta / Felicity Palmer; Ameral Gunson; John Mitchinson; Malcolm King; Jane Parker-Smith. Simon Rattle

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Leos Janácek: Sinfonietta; Glagolitic Mass
Performers: Gunson, Ameral; King, Malcolm; Mitchinson, John; Palmer, Felicity; Parker-Smith, Jane
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: ; City of Birmingham Chorus

EMI Classics relaunches the popular EMI Master Series: The definitive series of great classical music from a trove of the most notable and revered classical...continue...

Janacek: String Quartets Nos 1 & 2 / Arianna String Quartet

1 CD / Centaur / 2013-02-08

Works: Leos Janácek: Quartet for Strings no 1 "Kreutzer Sonata"; Quartet for Strings no 2 ("Listy duverné," "Intimate Letters"), JW 7/13
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Ensemble: Arianna String Quartet

Recording information: Lee Theater, Touhill Performing Arts Center, University (06/01/2009-06/05/2009)....continue...

Leos Janacek: Jenufa / Ingrid Tobiasson, Gitta-Maria Sjoberg, Erika Sunnegardh. Marko Ivanovic [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-01-29

Works: Leos Janácek: Jenufa
Performers: Sjoberg, Gitta-Maria; Sunnegardh, Erika; Tobiasson, Ingrid
Conductors: Ivanovic, Marko
Ensemble: Malmo Opera Chorus; Malmo Opera Orchestra

In today's world of flashing neon tragedies the story of Jenufa would hardly seem to pierce the din but the deep sadness of this once...continue...
Run Time: 121 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DD 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French
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Dvorak: Symphony No. 6; Janacek: Idyll / Gerard Schwarz, Seattle SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-01-29

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 6 in D major, Op. 60/B 112; Leos Janácek: Idyll for Strings
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony

Dvorák's was a strong voice in the re-establishment of Czech musical identity, and the noble themes, open landscapes and dancing Scherzoof the Symphony No. 6...continue...
Recording information: Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, Benaroya Hall, Sea (04/27/2011/04/29/2011); S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium-Benaroya Hall, Seat (04/27/2011/04/29/2011); Illsley Ball No...continue...

Essential 20th Century Classics - Over 2 hours of captivating modern classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Aram Khachaturian: Spartacus; Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; C...
Performers: Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Currie, Colin; Devos, Louis; Donohoe, Peter; du Pre, Jacqueline; Fischer-Dieskau, Manuel; Gibson, Simon; Gilchrist, Jane; Hendricks, Bar...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Temirkanov, Yuri; Barbirolli, John; Ozawa, Seiji; Prêtre, Georges; Penderecki, Krzysztof; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Kaljuste, Tönu; Metzmacher, Ingo; B...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt)

Essential 20th Century Classics is a 2-CD set featuring a collection of important works written between 1901 and 2000. This period is sometimes thought of...continue...

Leos Janacek: Piano Works - On an overgrown path; Variations for Zdenka, a Recollection / Danae Dorken, piano

1 Super Audio CD / ARS Productions Import / 2013-01-07

Works: Leos Janácek: On the overgrown path; Sonata 1.X.1905 "From the street"; Theme and variations for piano in B flat major ("Zdenciny variace," "Zdenka Variations"), JW 8/6; Reminiscence for Piano
Performers: Dorken, Danae

Recording information: Immanuelskirche Wuppertal (09/10/2012-09/12/2012)....continue...

Violin Concertos & Sonatas by Sibelius, Szymanowski, Wieniawski, Janacek et al. / Bronislav Gimpel, violin, Martin Krause, piano (complete RIAS recordings 1954-57)

3 CD / Audite / 2012-10-30

Works: Jean Sibelius: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 47; Karol Szymanowski: Concerto for Violin no 2, Op. 61; Henryk Wieniawski: Concerto for Violin no 2 in D minor, Op. 22; Franz Schubert: Sonata for ...
Performers: Gimpel, Bronislav [Violin]; Krause, Martin
Conductors: Lehmann, Fritz; Rother, Artur; Gohlke, Alfred
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

The new Bronislav Gimpel Edition presents on three CDs all recordings made by the violinist between 1954 and 1957 for the RIAS Berlin, creating a...continue...
Recording information: Berlin (1954-1957)....continue...

Adés: Lieux Retrouves; Fauré: Cello Sonata no 2; Janacek: Pahadka; Liszt; Kurtag / Steven Isserlis, cello, Thomas Adès, piano

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-10-09

Works: Franz Liszt: Romance oubliée for Cello and Piano, S 132; Die Zelle in Nonnenwerth, for violin or cello & piano, S. 382; La lugubre gondola for Cello and Piano, S 134; Leos Janácek: Fairy ...
Performers: Adès, Thomas [Conductor/Composer]; Isserlis, Steven

Cellist Steven Isserlis, one of Britain's best-loved instrumentalists, joins forces with composer and pianist Thomas Adès for an intriguing recital of chamber music. The program...continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall, Wyastone Estate, Monmouth (12/13/2011-12/15/2011)....continue...

Mahler: Das Klagende Lied; Janacek: The Fiddler's Child / Cahill, Baker, Tear, Howekk / Rozhdestvensky

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Gustav Mahler: Das klagende Lied, cantata for soloists, chorus & orchestra; Leos Janácek: The Fiddler's Child (Sumarovo Díte), ballad for orchestra, JW 6/14
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Cahill, Teresa; Dekany, Bela; Howell, Gwynne; Tear, Robert
Conductors: Rozhdestvensky, Gennady
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra

Rozhdestvensky was the first Russian conductor to perform and record all Mahler's symphonies in his country. Das klagende Lied is performed here live. The ICA...continue...

Cellocinema - music for cello & piano by Rota, Herrmann, Piazzolla, Catalani, Janacek, Chaplin et al. / Eckart Runge, cello; Jacques Ammon, piano

1 CD / Genuin / 2012-09-25

Works: Nino Rota: 8 1/2; Tom Waits: Helsinki Mood; Bernard Herrmann: Psycho; Astor Piazzolla: Tanti Anni Prima; Vuelvo al sur, tango song; Regreso al amor, tango song (from Sur); Carlos Gardel: Por una cabe...
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Ensemble: Cello Project

Whatever the cello project does Eckart Runge and Jacques Ammon carry us off into faraway worlds, enchanting us like the magicians of the Big Screen....continue...

Sonatas For violoncello & piano by Kodaly, Janacek & Prokofiev / Agnes Vesterman, cello; Bertrand Giraud, piano

1 CD / Anima Records / 2012-09-11

Works: Zoltán Kodály: Sonata for cello & piano, Op. 4; Epigrammák (Epigrams), pieces (9) for 2 instruments (or voices) & piano (arranged from vocal work); Leos Janácek: Poh&aacut...
Performers: Giraud, Bertrand; Vesterman, Agnes

With vast experience in chamber music and many solo appearances in France and abroad, cellist Agnès Vesterman is laureate of the Concours International d'Evian and...continue...

Winds & Strings - chamber works by Spohr, Ibert, Janacek, Widmann / Leleux, Manz, Neunecker, Jensen, Arp Psoch, Donderer

1 CD / CAvi Music / 2012-09-11

Works: Louis Spohr: Nonet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon and Strings in F major, Op. 31; Jacques Ibert: Interludes (2) suivi de Carillion, for flute, violin & harpsichord (or harp) (from "Le Burla...
Performers: Arp, Julian; Batiashvili, Elisabeth; Bouskova, Jana; Brill, Shirley; Donderer, Florian; Hecker, Marie-Elsabeth [Cello]; Jensen, Dag; Leleux, Francois; Lieberknecht, Andrea; Manz, Sebastian; Neunecker...

A typical evening program from Europe's beloved chamber music festival, recorded live in 2011, features rarely-played jewels of chamber music. Works from various periods in...continue...
Recording information: Heimbach, Germany (Wasserkraftwerk, Hydroelectric plant (06/2011)....continue...

Live at Verbier 2011 - Works by Janacek, Schubert, Beethoven, Brahms, Mozart & Chopin / Lars Vogt, piano [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Juxtapositions / 2012-08-28

Works: Leos Janácek: In the mists (V Mlhách), pieces (4) for piano, JW 8/22; Franz Schubert: Sonata for Piano in G major, D 894/Op. 78; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 32 in C minor,...
Performers: Vogt, Lars

German pianist Lars Vogt's performance from the 2011 Verbier Festival is certainly an exercise in virtuosity. Vogt proves himself more than up to the task...continue...

Schulhoff: String Quartet No. 1; Sibelius: String Quartet in D Minor; Janacek: String Quartet No. 1 / Henschel Quartet

1 Super Audio CD / Neos Production / 2012-08-03

Works: Erwin Schulhoff: Quartet for Strings no 1; Jean Sibelius: Quartet for Strings in D minor ("Voces Intimae"), Op. 56; Leos Janácek: Quartet for Strings no 1 "Kreutzer Sonata"
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Ensemble: Henschel Quartet

American Record Guide, March / April 2013
The playing is so fine, and the interpretations are so absolute that the music draws you in, demands your...continue...

Janácek: Violin Concerto, etc / Neumann, Suk, Czech PO

1 CD / Supraphon / 2012-08-01

Works: Leos Janácek: Sinfonietta; Taras Bulba; Concerto for Violin "Pilgrimage of the Soul"; Schluck and Jau
Performers: Suk, Josef
Conductors: Neumann, Václav
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

"...it's an hour and ten minutes of plain old-fashioned superb music-making and a good one-stop place for starting - or rounding out - the Janacek...continue...

Janácek: Kát'a Kabanová / Mackerras, Benacková, Straka, etc

2 CD / Supraphon / 2012-08-01

Works: Leos Janácek: Kát'a Kabanov
Performers: Bauerova, Martina; Benackova, Gabriela; Buresova, Dana; Harvanek, Zdenek; Kopp, Miroslav; Kundlak, Jozef; Peckova, Dagmar; Randova, Eva; Straka, Peter; Vele, Ludek
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Prague National Theatre Chorus

"...Gabriela Benackova...has been able to fill the National Theatre in Prague whenever she sings the role. She sings beautifully here..Janacek's admirers will certainly want to...continue...

Janacek: Msa Glagolskaja, Amarus / Jílek, Mackerras, et al

1 CD / Supraphon / 2012-08-01

Works: Leos Janácek: Glagolitic Mass; Amarus
Performers: Benackova, Gabriela; Hora, Jan; Kopcak, Sergej; Nemeckova, Kvetosjava; Pribyl, Vilem; Randova, Eva; Vodicka, Leo Marian; Zitek, Vaclav
Conductors: Jílek, Frantisek; Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Brno State Philharmonic Orchestra; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Prague Philharmonic Chorus

Janacek: The Cunning Little Vixen

2 CD / Supraphon / 2012-08-01

Works: Leos Janácek: The Cunning Little Vixen
Performers: Cizek, Miroslav; Dobra, Jaroslava; Erbenova, Ludmila; Heriban, Josef; Hlavsa, Jan; Hlobilova, Eva; Jedlicka, Dalibor; Kolarova, Katerina; Marova, Libuse; Musilova, Milada; Ourednikova, Vera; Prochazk...
Conductors: Gregor, Bohumil
Ensemble: Prague National Theatre Chorus; Prague National Theatre Orchestra

Historic Russian Archives: David Oistrakh - Chamber Music Edition

10 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-07-31

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Violin and Piano in D major, K 306 (300l); Variations (12) on "La bergère Célimene," for violin & piano in G major, K. 359 (K. 374a); Sergey Rachmani...
Performers: Badura-Skoda, Paul; Bauer, Frida; Goldenweiser, Alexander [Composer]; Knushevitsky, Svyatoslav; Kollegorskaya, Inna; Makarov, Abram; Oborin, Lev; Oistrakh, David; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Richter, Sv...

The reissue of this unique collection of chamber music masterpieces, ranging from Baroque to 20-century, played by the legendary David Oistrakh, with his luminous, sonorous

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The Unforgettable - Arias and Songs / Lucia Popp, soprano (rec. 1976 - 1983) [4 CDs]

4 CD / Acanta / 2012-07-31

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Albert Lortzing: Zar und Zimmermann; Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Sc...
Performers: Kraus, Adalbert; Parsons, Geoffrey; Popp, Lucia; Reinhart, Carole Dawn
Conductors: Eichhorn, Kurt; Wallberg, Heinz; Voorberg, Marinus
Ensemble: ; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

Lucia Popp (1939-1993) richly endowed the world of music during her short life. Her artistry and personality are apparent in a multitude of recordings, many...continue...
Recording information: 1976-1983....continue...

Janacek: The Makropulos Affair / Salonen, Denoke, Very, Hoare [DVD]

1 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2012-05-29

Works: Leos Janácek: The Makropulos Case (Vec Makropulos), opera, JW 1/10
Performers: Adamonyte, Jurgita; Briscein, Ales; Denoke, Angela; Hoare, Peter; Reuter, Johan; Very, Raymond
Conductors: Salonen, Esa-Pekka
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

C Major Entertainment presents Janacek's The Makropoulos Affair - the opera sensation from the 2011 Salzburg Festival. Esa-Pekka Salonen & the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, featuring...continue...
Run Time: 135 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Chine...continue...

Janacek: The Makropulos Affair / Salonen, Denoke, Very, Hoare [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / C Major Video / 2012-05-29

Works: Leos Janácek: The Makropulos Case (Vec Makropulos), opera, JW 1/10
Performers: Adamonyte, Jurgita; Briscein, Ales; Denoke, Angela; Hoare, Peter; Reuter, Johan; Very, Raymond
Conductors: Salonen, Esa-Pekka
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

C Major Entertainment presents Janacek's The Makropoulos Affair - the opera sensation from the 2011 Salzburg Festival. Esa-Pekka Salonen & the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, featuring...continue...
Run Time: 135 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fre...continue...

Janácek: Taras Bulba; Lachian & Moravian Dances / Warsaw PO - Wit

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-04-24

Works: Leos Janácek: Taras Bulba; Lachian (Lasské) Dances (6) for orchestra, JW 6/17; Moravian Dances (5) for orchestra, JW 6/7
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: ; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

Leo Janácek was an authority on his native folk-music, and the Lachian and Moravian Dances preserve and celebrate culture and traditions which were vanishing even...continue...

Janácek: Choral Music / New London Chamber Choir

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-04-10

Works: Leos Janácek: Ríkadla (Nursery Rhymes) (18) for 9 voices & 10 instruments, JW 5/17; Kaspar Rucky, ballad for soloists & female chorus, JW 4/41; 70,000 (Sedmdesát tisíc, Th...
Performers: Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; MacDougall, Jamie; Norman, Daniel; Pitt, Amanda; Webb, Hugh; Williamson, Clive
Conductors: Wood, James
Ensemble: ; Critical Band

Fanfare
These performances strike me as nearly ideal ... this enchanting Hyperion disc.
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Recording information: 1996-03-12_1996-03-14&1996-....continue...

Argerich, Kremer, Maisky: The Complete Duo Recordings

13 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-03-20

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in D major, Op. 12 no 1; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in A major, Op. 12; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 3 in E flat major, Op. 12 no 3; Son...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Kremer, Gidon; Maisky, Mischa

Martha Argerich's associations with violinist Gidon Kremer and cellist Mischa Maisky are surely among the pianist’s most substantial and musically rewarding collaborations. The present collectio...continue...

135 Years of Czech Composers - Smetana, Fibich, Novacek, Janacek, Schulhoff, Suk et al. / Yvonne Smeulers, violin; Sander Sittig, piano

2 Super Audio CD / Quintone / 2012-02-28

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Z domoviny (From the Homeland), pieces (2) for violin & piano, JB 1; Antonin Dvorák: Romantic Pieces (4) for Violin and Piano, Op. 75/B 150; Sonatina for Violin and Piano in G m...
Performers: Sittig, Sander; Smeulers, Yvonne

American Record Guide, September / October 2012
This is a very attractive program. The gorgeous works by Smetana and Dvorak are reason alone to want this...continue...
Recording information: Westvest90-church, Schiedam, The Netherlands....continue...

Precipitando: Berg, Janacek, Liszt / Denes Varjon, piano

1 CD / ECM / 2012-02-21

Works: Alban Berg: Sonata for Piano, Op. 1; Leos Janácek: In the mists (V Mlhách), pieces (4) for piano, JW 8/22; Franz Liszt: Sonata for Piano in B minor, S 178
Performers: Várjon, Dénes

After important contributions to the album 'Romancendres', pairing the music of Clara Schumann and Heinz Holliger, and an acclaimed recording with Carolin Widmann of Schumann's...continue...

Leos Janacek: The Diary Of One Who Vanished / Stephen Ng

1 CD / Clear Note / 2012-01-31

Works: Leos Janácek: The Diary of One Who Disappeared (Zápisník zmizelého), song cycle for mezzo-soprano, tenor, female c; Sonata 1.X.1905 "From the street"
Performers: Baiocchi, Andrea Maria; Ng, Stephen

Stephen Ng, a tenor with an impressively eclectic resume, is simply superb in every respect. His voice is gorgeous and distinctive, and it rises to...continue...
Recording information: Elizabeth Hall, Stetson University, DeLand, Florida (08/16/2006-08/19/2006)....continue...

Dvorák: Symphony no 9; Janacek: Sinfonietta / Horenstein

1 CD / Vox Classical / 2012-01-31

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World"; Leos Janácek: Sinfonietta
Conductors: Horenstein, Jascha
Ensemble: Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Shostakovich: Symphony no 5; Janacek / Horenstein, Vienna

1 CD / Vox Classical / 2012-01-31

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47; Leos Janácek: Taras Bulba
Conductors: Horenstein, Jascha
Ensemble: Vienna Pro Musica Orchestra

Unanswered Questions: works by Janacek, Safaian, Traiger et al. / Stefanie Schumacher, accordion

1 CD / Oehms / 2012-01-31

Works: Masha Khotimski: Unanswered Questions, for accordion; Leos Janácek: On an Overgrown Path, 1st Series; Minas Borboudakis: Diffracted Thoughts, for accordion; Arash Safaian: Alpha, for accordion; ...
Performers: Schumacher, Stefanie [Accordion]

Stefanie Schumacher was born near Freiburg and is a member of the Ensemble Zeitsprung. She performs regularly as a guest with other contemporary ensembles such...continue...
Recording information: Munich (05/2011)....continue...

Janacek & Dvorak: Moravian Choruses & Duets

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-01-10

Works: Leos Janácek: Six Moravian Choruses (Sechs Klänge aus Mähren); Kacena divoká (The Wild Duck), folk song for chorus, JW 4/18; Vlcí stopa (The Wolf's Trail), for soprano, femal...
Performers: Mayers, Philip; Walker, Thomas
Conductors: Reuss, Daniel
Ensemble: ; Cappella Amsterdam; Radio Blazers Ensemble

Janácek's choral works draw on an extremely rich repertory of folksongs and folk tales. The composer employed idioms from Bohemian and Moravian traditions, with their...continue...
Recording information: Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam (11/2010)....continue...

Josef Suk: Early Recordings / Josef Suk, violin; Holecek, Panenka, Hala, Skampa

6 CD / Supraphon / 2011-12-03

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Romantic Pieces (4) for Violin and Piano, Op. 75/B 150; Sonatina for Violin and Piano in G major, Op. 100/B 183; Sonata for Violin and Piano in F major, Op. 57/B 106; Josef Suk: ...
Performers: Hala, Josef; Holecek, Alfred; Navarra, Andre; Panenka, Jan; Skampa, Milan; Suk, Josef

On the morning on 7 July 2011 the agencies brought the sad news that one of the legends of 20thcentury music had passed away. Josef...continue...
Recording information: Domovina Studio, Prague....continue...

Violin Showpieces / Tasmin Little, violin; Piers Lane, piano; John Lemehan, piano

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-11-29

Works: Fritz Kreisler: Praeludium and Allegro in the style of Pugnani; Caprice Viennois; Liebesleid; Tambourin Chinois; Zigeunerlied; Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1/1...
Performers: Lane, Piers; Lenehan, John [Piano]; Little, Tasmin

Tasmin Little's formidable technical ability and gift for interpretation are unmistakable in this collection of showpieces. Displaying her brilliant virtuosity and captivating lyricism, and including...continue...

Janácek: Piano Works / Rudolf Firkusny, piano

1 CD / Newton Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Leos Janácek: Sonata 1.X.1905 "From the street"; On the overgrown path; Reminiscence for Piano; In the mists (V Mlhách), pieces (4) for piano, JW 8/22
Performers: Firkusny, Rudolf

Janacek's piano music may lie less easily under the fingers than the music of Webern, but it is affecting and intriguing. This album features the...continue...
Recording information: RCA Studio A, New York, NY (06/05/1989-06/07/1989)....continue...

The Decca Sound / Highlights from the 50 CD Special Editon [5 CDs]

5 CD / Decca / 2011-11-15

Works: Emmanuel Chabrier: España, rhapsody for orchestra (also vers. for 2 pianos); Giacomo Puccini: La fanciulla del West; Turandot; Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; O...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Augér, Arleen; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bell, Joshua; Bonney, Barbara; Bott, Catherine [Soprano Vocals]; Byram-Wigfield, Timothy [Organ]; Caballé, Montserrat; Carlin, Mari...
Conductors: Argenta, Ataúlfo; Capuana, Franco; Maag, Peter; Martinon, Jean; Kertész, István; Willcocks, David; Ansermet, Ernest; Karajan, Herbert von; Monteux, Pierre; Britten, Benjamin; Fistoular...
Ensemble: ; Les Talens Lyriques; Matrix Ensemble; Melos Ensemble of London; New London Consort; Vienna Octet

Includes tracks from all 50 CDs in The Decca Sound box. 55 years of recording celebrating the glorious Decca Sound from the early days of...continue...

Janacek: Glagolitic Mass; Sinfonietta / Libor, Marciniec, Bentch, Gierlach

1 CD / Naxos Blu-Ray / 2011-11-15

Works: Leos Janácek: Glagolitic Mass; Sinfonietta
Performers: Libor, Christine
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Warsaw Philharmonic Choir

Leo Janácek's dramatic Glagolitic Mass is set to a ninth century Old Church Slavonic text. With its highly individual synthesis of thunderous brass outbursts, rhythmic...continue...
Recording information: Warsaw Philharmonic Hall, Warsaw, Poland (04/2010/09/2009)....continue...

Janacek: Glagolitic Mass;Sinfonietta / Libor, Marciniec, Bentch, Gierlach

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-11-15

Works: Leos Janácek: Glagolitic Mass; Sinfonietta
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: ; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

Leo Janácek's dramatic Glagolitic Mass is set to a ninth century Old Church Slavonic text. With its highly individual synthesis of thunderous brass outbursts, rhythmic...continue...
Recording information: Warsaw Philharmonic Hall, Warsaw, Poland....continue...

Melodies of Love and Death: Opera without Words / Osiris Piano Trio

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2011-11-08

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Rusalka; Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Manon Lescaut; Turandot; La bohème...
Performers: Osiris Trio
Conductors:
Ensemble: Osiris Piano Trio

Superb arrangements of opera arias, made by Bob Zimmerman for piano trio, brilliantly played by the Osiris Trio! This feast of famous arias heavily features...continue...
Recording information: The Fazioli Concert hall, Sacile, Italy (06/28/2010-06/30/2010)....continue...

On an Overgrown Path

1 CD / Quartz Records / 2011-11-08

Works: Robert Schumann: Waldszenen (Forest Scenes), for piano, Op. 82; Edward MacDowell: Woodland Sketches (10) for piano, Op. 51; Leos Janácek: On an Overgrown Path, Book 1
Performers: Saxel, Richard

Five Pieces: Music by Takemitsu, Hindemith, Janacek, Silvestrov / Duo Gazzana

1 CD / ECM / 2011-11-01

Works: Toru Takemitsu: Distance de Fée, for violin & piano; Paul Hindemith: Sonata for violin & piano in E major; Leos Janácek: Sonata for violin & piano, JW 7/7; Valentin Silvestrov: Pieces (...
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Ensemble: Duo Gazzana

Highly attractive recording debut album of gifted Italian sisters Natascia and Raffaella Gazzana in a programme of 20th and 21st century pieces for violin and...continue...
Recording information: Auditorio Radiotelevisione Svizzera, Lugano (03/2011)....continue...

Mussorgsky: Pictures; Janacek: Sonata; Prokofiev: Sonata 7 / Fazil Say, piano

2 CD / Naïve / 2011-10-25

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Leos Janácek: Sonata 1.X.1905 "From the street"; Sergey Prokofiev: Sonata for Piano no 7 in B flat major, Op. 83
Performers: Say, Fazil

For his new solo album, first one since '07, Fazil Say selects 3 powerful pieces that he plays very often in concert. Works in which...continue...
Recording information: Auditorium - MC2, Grenoble, France (02/2011)....continue...

From the Streets: Janacek: Sonata; On an Overgrown Path; Ravel: Prokofiev / Ivana Gavric, piano

1 CD / Champs Hill Records / 2011-10-25

Works: Leos Janácek: Sonata 1.X.1905 "From the street"; Po Zarostlém Chodnícku; Maurice Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales; Sergey Prokofiev: Sonata for Piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 14
Performers: Gavric, Ivana

Ivana Gavric made her debut on Champs Hill Records in 2010, when her playing was described as "altogether of an extraordinary calibre" (BBC Music Magazine)....continue...
Recording information: Music Room, Champs Hill, Coldwaltham, Sussex, England (04/22/2011-04/24/2011)....continue...

Edition Lockenhaus [Box Set] / Gidon Kremer, violin; Rattle - Kremerata Baltica

5 CD / ECM / 2011-10-24

Works: Richard Strauss: Metamorphosen for 23 solo Strings, AV 142; Olivier Messiaen: Petites liturgies (3) de la Présence Divine; César Franck: Piano Quintet in F minor, M. 7; André Caplet:...
Performers: Bellheim, Markus; Bennion-Feeney, Krista; Berger, Julius; Beyerle, Hatto; Bik, Annette; Brunner, Eduard; Buniatishvili, Khatia; Causse, Gerard [Viola]; Demenga, Thomas; Geringas, David; Grafenauer, I...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Kofman, Roman; Holliger, Heinz
Ensemble: ; Kremerata Baltica

To coincide with the 30th anniversary of Gidon Kremer's Lockenhaus Chamber Music Festival in Austria, ECM releases a 5-CD box set of recordings from 1981-2008....continue...
Recording information: Lockenhaus Chamber Music Festival....continue...

Janácek: Piano Music / Radoslav Kvapil, piano

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2011-10-11

Works: Leos Janácek: On the overgrown path; Sonata 1.X.1905 "From the street"; In the mists (V Mlhách), pieces (4) for piano, JW 8/22
Performers: Kvapil, Radoslav

World-renown Czech piano virtuoso Radoslav Kvapil presents the most celebrated piano works of his countryman Leos Janacek. The cycles `On an Overgrown Path` and `In...continue...
Recording information: Rudolfinum Studio, Prague (10/1994)....continue...

Enescu, Janácek, Kodály: Piano Works / Nicola Meecham

1 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: George Enescu: Sonata for Piano in D major, Op. 24 no 3; Leos Janácek: On the overgrown path; Zoltán Kodály: Pieces (7) for piano, Op. 11
Performers: Meecham, Nicola

Nicola Meecham studied at the Royal Academy of Music. She has performed throughout Britain and in Belgium Holland, Italy and the Czech Republic. She has...continue...

Leos Janácek: Piano Music / Charles Owen

1 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: Leos Janácek: Sonata 1.X.1905 "From the street"; On the overgrown path; In the mists (V Mlhách), pieces (4) for piano, JW 8/22; Reminiscence for Piano
Performers: Owen, Charles

Despite his profiles as one of the most important operatic composers of the 20th century, Leos Janacek remains a largely unknown figure in terms of...continue...