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Leoš Jan​á​č​ek: Concertino, Poh​á​dka (Fairy Tale​)​, Ml​á​dí (Youth​)​, Capriccio

by Ivan Klánský, Marek Jerie, Prague Wind Quintet, Czech Nonet

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Concertino, JW 7/11 I. Moderato 05:16
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Concertino, JW 7/11 II. Più mosso 03:13
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Concertino, JW 7/11 III. Con moto 03:01
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Concertino, JW 7/11 IV. Allegro 04:11
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Pohádka (Fairy Tale) for cello and piano, JW 7/5 I. Con moto - Andante 04:34
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Pohádka (Fairy Tale) for cello and piano, JW 7/5 II. Con moto - Adagio 03:28
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Pohádka (Fairy Tale) for cello and piano, JW 7/5 III. Allegro 02:43
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Mládí (Youth), suite for wind sextet, JW 7/10 I. Andante 03:24
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Mládí (Youth), suite for wind sextet, JW 7/10 II. Moderato 04:49
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Mládí (Youth), suite for wind sextet, JW 7/10 III. Allegro 03:41
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Mládí (Youth), suite for wind sextet, JW 7/10 IV. Con moto 04:34
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Capriccio, for piano left-hand and wind ensemble, JW 7/12 (Vzdor, Defiance) I. Allegro 04:22
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Capriccio, for piano left-hand and wind ensemble, JW 7/12 (Vzdor, Defiance) II. Adagio 04:36
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Capriccio, for piano left-hand and wind ensemble, JW 7/12 (Vzdor, Defiance) III. Allegretto 03:35
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Capriccio, for piano left-hand and wind ensemble, JW 7/12 (Vzdor, Defiance) IV. Andante 05:38

about

In chamber music, Janáček’s first significant score was Pohádka (A Tale), short cello sonata and epic ballad, whose real heroes are Tsarevitch Ivan and Princess Marya, Koschei’s daughter. Following the triumph of Jenufa (Prague, 25 October 1916), he was finally recognised as a ‘modern’ composer and produced one masterpiece after another: stage works from Katya Kabanová to From the house of the Dead, but also for instrumental groups becoming narrator and actors of living stories, sometimes of mini-operas without words. Mládi (Youth), four-part partita, seems to evoke the happy times of Janáček’s student days in Brno. Considered as a divertimento, originally subtitled Springtime, the Concertino is nonetheless an adventurous, experimental score recalling the naturalism and anthropomorphisms of the Cunning Little Vixen’s climax with a concluding popular scene of jubilation that foreshadows the fanfares of the Glagolitic Mass. The Capriccio is of a darker mood, initially called Vzdor (Obstinacy). Commissioned by Otakar Hollmann, its instrumental combination it calls for his surprising: piano left hand, flute (and piccolo), two trumpets, tenor tuba and three trombones. This ‘harmony’ seems to be a reduction of the one in the Sinfonietta. This programme provides an exciting power comparable with the well-known two String Quartets by the Pražák Quartet, also available on Praga Digitals.

Awards: Choc by Le Monde de la Musique (and also Choc of the Year 1999), 10 by Répertoire, Recommended by Classica, 5 by Diapason

"The interpretations of the Czech musicians accompanying the excellent Ivan Klánský turn out to be of exceptional beauty. Displaying technical perfection and modelling, rare but in no way demonstrative (fabulous colours of the winds, superb nuances of phrasing and dynamics from the horn), this version dominates the discography. The Capriccio in particular abandons all artificial exuberance and regains its Stravinskian verticality, coherence, poetic density and powerful introversion." (Le Monde de la Musique)

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released January 1, 1999

Ivan Klánský (Piano)
Marek Jerie (Cello)
Prague Wind Quintet (Ensemble)
Czech Nonet (Ensemble)

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