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Janácek: Chamber Music and Orchestral WorksVarious Artists
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This may not need to be the only Janácek set on the shelf, but it is surely a good place to start a Janácek collection. Outside of the operas, all Janácek's core works are here as well as a few oddballs. But for the core works, the performances in this set are as good or better than any other non-Czech performance. Paul Crossley's performances of the piano works are startlingly expressionistic and completely convincing. The Gabrieli String Quartet's performances of the string quartets are stunningly erotic and absolutely persuasive. And, of course, Charles Mackerras and the Vienna Philharmonic's performances of the Sinfonietta and Taras Bulba are staggeringly dramatic and utterly compelling. Even in the oddball works like the Nursery Rhymes and Youth, the predominantly English performers are credible enough. Neville Marriner's recording of the Suite for strings is in the same ineffable league as Mackerras and only Riccardo Chailly's Glagolic Mass is distinctly substandard. While a truly representative Janácek shelf would include at least four of the operas, plus recordings of the core works by Czech performers, this Decca set is well worth hearing. With recordings as old as 1970 and as recent as 1997, Decca's sound is uniformly clear and warm. © James Leonard, All Music Guide
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Paul Crossley Piano
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| 1 | 1.First Series: Our Evenings | 3:47 | $0.99 | |||
| 2 | 2.First Series: A Blown-Away Leaf | 3:15 | $0.99 | |||
| 3 | 3.First Series: Come with Us! | 1:13 | $0.49 | |||
| 4 | 4.First Series: The Madonna of Frýdek | 4:09 | $0.99 | |||
| 5 | 5.First Series: They Chattered like Swallows | 2:03 | $0.99 | |||
| 6 | 6.First Series: Words Fail! | 2:16 | $0.99 | |||
| 7 | 7.First Series: Goodnight! | 2:46 | $0.99 | |||
| 8 | 8.First Series: Unutterable Anguish | 2:56 | $0.99 | |||
| 9 | 9.First Series: In Tears | 2:59 | $0.99 | |||
| 10 | 10.First Series: The Barn Owl has Not Flown Away! | 3:41 | $0.99 | |||
| 11 | 11.Second Series: Andante | 2:49 | $0.99 | |||
| 12 | 12.Second Series: Allegretto | 3:15 | $0.99 | |||
| 13 | 13.Second Series: Più mosso | 2:35 | $0.99 | |||
| 14 | 15.Second Series: Allegro | 5:10 | $0.99 | |||
| 15 | 14.Second Series: Vivo | 1:56 | $0.49 | |||
| 16 | Theme and Variations in Bb ('Zdenciny variace,' 'Zdenka Variations'), JW 8/6 | 11:31 | $1.99 | |||
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| 17 | 1.Andante | 3:37 | $0.99 | |||
| 18 | 2.Molto adagio | 4:40 | $0.99 | |||
| 19 | 3.Andantino | 2:42 | $0.99 | |||
| 20 | 4.Presto | 4:38 | $0.99 | |||
Leoš Janáček ComposerReminiscence (Vzpomínka), JW 8/32 WorkRecorded 1979
Paul Crossley Piano
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| 21 | Reminiscence (Vzpomínka), JW 8/32 | 1:08 | $0.49 | |||
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Leoš Janáček ComposerString Quartet No.1 ('Kreutzer'), JW 7/8 WorkRecorded 1977
Gabrieli String Quartet String Quartet
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| 1 | 1.Adagio | 4:30 | $0.99 | |||
| 2 | 2.Con moto. Vivace | 4:03 | $0.99 | |||
| 3 | 3.Con moto. Vivace. Andante | 4:01 | $0.99 | |||
| 4 | 4.Con moto. Adagio | 5:39 | $0.99 | |||
Leoš Janáček ComposerString Quartet No.2 ('Listy duverné,' 'Intimate Letters'), JW 7/13 WorkRecorded 1977
Gabrieli String Quartet String Quartet
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| 5 | 1.Andante con moto | 5:50 | $0.99 | |||
| 6 | 2.Adagio | 6:15 | $0.99 | |||
| 7 | 3.Moderato | 5:51 | $0.99 | |||
| 8 | 4.Allegro | 7:45 | $1.49 | |||
Leoš Janáček ComposerViolin Sonata, JW 7/7 WorkRecorded 1978 |
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| 9 | 1.Con moto | 5:38 | $0.99 | |||
| 10 | 2.Ballada: Con moto | 5:36 | $0.99 | |||
| 11 | 3.Allegretto | 2:34 | $0.99 | |||
| 12 | 4.Adagio | 4:46 | $0.99 | |||
Leoš Janáček ComposerDumka, for violin and piano, JW 7/4 WorkRecorded 1978 |
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| 13 | Dumka, for violin and piano, JW 7/4 | 5:44 | $0.99 | |||
Leoš Janáček ComposerRomance for Violin and Piano in E, JW 7/3 WorkRecorded 1978 |
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| 14 | Romance for Violin and Piano in E, JW 7/3 | 5:12 | $0.99 | |||
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Leoš Janáček ComposerMládí (Youth), suite for wind sextet, JW 7/10 WorkRecorded 1978
Janet Craxton Oboe,
Antony Pay Clarinet,
Michael Harris Clarinet (Bass),
Phillip Eastop Horn,
Martin Gatt Bassoon,
Sebastian Bell Piccolo
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| 1 | 1.Andante (Allegro) | 3:45 | $0.99 | |||
| 2 | 2.Moderato (Andante sostenuto) | 5:06 | $0.99 | |||
| 3 | 3.Allegro (Vivace) | 3:41 | $0.99 | |||
| 4 | 4.Con moto (Allegro animato) | 4:21 | $0.99 | |||
Leoš Janáček ComposerCapriccio for piano (left hand), flute, and brass ensemble ('Vzdor', 'Defiance'), JW 7/12 WorkRecorded 1978
Paul Crossley Piano,
David Atherton Conductor,
David Purser Tuba (Tenor),
Sebastian Bell Piccolo,
John Iveson Trombone,
Eric Crees Trombone,
Peter Harvey Trombone,
James Watson Trumpet,
Philip Jones Trumpet
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| 5 | 1.Allegro | 4:56 | $0.99 | |||
| 6 | 2.Adagio | 5:56 | $0.99 | |||
| 7 | 3.Allegretto | 3:33 | $0.99 | |||
| 8 | 4.Andante | 6:23 | $0.99 | |||
Leoš Janáček ComposerConcertino for piano, 2 violins, viola, clarinet, horn, and bassoon, JW 7/11 WorkRecorded 1978
Antony Pay Clarinet,
Phillip Eastop Horn,
Brian Wightman Bassoon,
Paul Crossley Piano,
David Atherton Conductor,
Nona Liddell Violin,
Joan Atherton Violin,
Donald McVay Viola
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| 9 | 1.Moderato | 5:59 | $0.99 | |||
| 10 | 2.Piu mosso | 3:27 | $0.99 | |||
| 11 | 3.Con moto | 3:40 | $0.99 | |||
| 12 | 4.Allegro | 4:20 | $0.99 | |||
| 13 | 1.Con moto. Andante | 5:07 | $0.99 | |||
| 14 | 2.Con moto. Adagio | 4:17 | $0.99 | |||
| 15 | 3.Allegro | 2:40 | $0.99 | |||
Leoš Janáček ComposerPresto for Cello and Piano, JW 7/6 WorkRecorded 1979 |
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| 16 | Presto for Cello and Piano, JW 7/6 | 2:01 | $0.99 | |||
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Leoš Janáček ComposerSinfonietta ('Military,' 'Sokol Festival'), JW 6/18 WorkRecorded 1980 |
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| 1 | 1.Allegretto | 2:24 | $0.99 | |||
| 2 | 2.Andante | 6:10 | $0.99 | |||
| 3 | 3.Moderato | 5:21 | $0.99 | |||
| 4 | 4.Allegretto | 3:02 | $0.99 | |||
| 5 | 5.Andante con moto | 7:13 | $1.49 | |||
Leoš Janáček ComposerTaras Bulba (rhapsody) JW 6/15 WorkRecorded 1980 |
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| 6 | 1.Death of Andrei | 8:51 | $1.49 | |||
| 7 | 2.Death of Ostap | 5:28 | $0.99 | |||
| 8 | 3.Prophecy and Death of Taras Bulba | 9:00 | $1.49 | |||
Leoš Janáček Composer6 Lachian Dances, JW 6/17 WorkRecorded 1970 |
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| 9 | 1.Starodávný I | 6:31 | $0.99 | |||
| 10 | 2.Pozehnaný (The Blessed One) | 2:25 | $0.99 | |||
| 11 | 3.Dymák (Smoke Dance or Blacksmith's Dance) | 2:12 | $0.99 | |||
| 12 | 4.Starodávný II | 5:52 | $0.99 | |||
| 13 | 5.Celadenský (From the Village of Celadna) | 2:00 | $0.99 | |||
| 14 | 6.Pilky (Saw dance) | 3:13 | $0.99 | |||
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Leoš Janáček ComposerSuite for String Orchestra, JW 6/2 WorkRecorded 1974 |
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| 1 | 1.Moderato | 4:36 | $0.99 | |||
| 2 | 2.Adagio | 3:42 | $0.99 | |||
| 3 | 3.Andante con moto | 1:22 | $0.49 | |||
| 4 | 4.Scherzo: Presto | 2:41 | $0.99 | |||
| 5 | 5.Adagio | 3:12 | $0.99 | |||
| 6 | 6.Andante | 3:19 | $0.99 | |||
Leoš Janáček Composer18 Nursery Rhymes (Říkadla) for 9 voices and 10 instruments, JW 5/17 WorkRecorded 1978
Judith Pearce Piccolo,
Gregory Knowles Percussion,
David Atherton Conductor,
Antony Pay Clarinet (E Flat),
John Constable Piano,
Sebastian Bell Ocarina,
London Sinfonietta Chorus Orchestra,
Martin Gatt Bassoon,
Julian Farrell Clarinet (E Flat),
Brian Burrowes Tenor,
Robin McGee Double Bass,
Wendy Philips Contrabassoon
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| 7 | 18 Nursery Rhymes (Říkadla) for 9 voices and 10 instruments, JW 5/17 | 15:20 | $2.49 | |||
Leoš Janáček ComposerGlagolitic Mass (Mša glagolskaja), for soloists, double chorus, orchestra, and organ, JW 3/9 WorkRecorded 1997
Thomas Trotter Organ,
Slovak Philharmonic Choir Chorus/Choir,
Marta Benackova Mezzo-Soprano,
Vladimir Bogachev Tenor,
Riccardo Chailly Conductor,
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Orchestra,
Richard Novak Bass,
Eva Uvbanová Soprano
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| 8 | 1.Úvod (Einleitung / Introduction) | 3:32 | $0.99 | |||
| 9 | 2.Gospodi pomiluj (Kyrie) | 3:30 | $0.99 | |||
| 10 | 3.Slava (Gloria) | 6:24 | $0.99 | |||
| 11 | 4.Veruju (Credo) | 11:38 | $1.99 | |||
| 12 | 5.Svet (Sanctus) | 6:06 | $0.99 | |||
| 13 | 6.Agnece Bozij (Agnus Dei) | 4:49 | $0.99 | |||
| 14 | 7.Vahany solo (Organ) | 2:48 | $0.99 | |||
| 15 | 8.Intrada | 1:43 | $0.49 | |||









