[realdealblues]

A continuation of the Saturday Symphonies Tradition:

Welcome to another weekend of symphonic listening!

For your listening pleasure this weekend:

Leoš Janáček (1838 - 1875)

Sinfonietta

1. Allegretto - Allegro maestoso (Fanfare)
2. Andante - Allegretto (The Castle, Brno)
3. Moderato (The Queen's Monastery, Brno)
4. Allegretto (The Street Leading to the Castle)
5. Andante con moto (The Town Hall, Brno)

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Post what recording you are going to listen to giving details of Orchestra / Conductor / Chorus / Soloists etc - Enjoy!

 

[realdealblues]

Another unfamiliar work for me. This will be my first time listening to this piece. Janacek is one of those composers that I just haven't explored. I bought this recording a while back especially for this weekend and have been saving it until now. I'm excited to finally give it a listen.

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Karel Ančerl/Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

 

[D Smith]

Mackerras/Vienna here.

 

[ptr]

A big favourite of mine, not longer then I'll put two in the running:

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra u. Rafael Kubelik

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra u. Sir Charles Mackerras

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[JACE]

I'll listen to these two versions:

LP:

Kubelik / Bavarian Radio SO

CD:

Rozhdestvensky / USSR Radio SO

 

[starthrower]

I don't own a copy, but I have another Ancerl recording of the Janacek Mass and Taras Bulba. Will try his Sinfonietta.

 

[Jeff W]

Don't have a recording of this one... Off to Youtube for me!

Sir Charles Mackerras with the Vienna Philharmonic for me via Youtube.

 

[elgar's ghost]

I have the same Mackerras recording as D Smith which forms part of a great 2-disc set. I love Janacek's late-period output and this work is central to it.

 

[GioCar]

I'll go for Claudio Abbado / Berlin PO

coupled with a rare version of the song cycle "The Diary of One Who Disappeared", orchestrated by Otakar Zitek from the original for piano.

 

[GreenMamba]

Libor Pesek and The Philharmonia. One of my long time favorite CDs, and one of my favorite works.

 

[Badinerie]

Its always this one out of the many recordings I have. Just love it.
Great to see some Makerras love here!

 

[techniquest]

I have an elderly vinyl recording with Seiji Ozawa conducting the Chicago SO; I also have the recent issue on Naxos with Antoni Wit conducting the Warsaw PO. It's one of my favourite pieces, so I might well listen to some Youtube or Spotify too

 

[Marschallin Blair]

I have an elderly vinyl recording with Seiji Ozawa conducting the Chicago SO; I also have the recent issue on Naxos with Antoni Wit conducting the Warsaw PO. It's one of my favourite pieces, so I might well listen to some Youtube or Spotify too

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I'd like to hear the Ozawa/Chicago Sinfonietta. If it has any of the vitality he brings to his 60's/CSO Rite of Spring, then it might be promising. ;D

Great cover on the Taras Bulba too.

 

[Cosmos]

The recoding I have is of Ondrej Lenard with the Slovak Radio Orchestra, Naxos label [of which I cannot find a good sized photo of the album cover]

I'm a bit mixed on this work. It has it's moment's, but so far it hasn't stuck with me like some of Janacek's other works

 

[Marschallin Blair]

Scythian Suite: "The Enemy God and the Dance of the Evil Spirits"

Symphony No. 3

Symphonies No. 1 and 5

Entire disc

 

[Skilmarilion]

....

Scythian Suite: "The Enemy God and the Dance of the Evil Spirits"

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lol, Marschallin?

 

[Skilmarilion]

This is a first time listen for me.

Mark Elder with the Hallé Orchestra, via youtube, it shall be. :tiphat:

 

[Mika]

Mackerras & Wiener Philharmoniker

 

[Marschallin Blair]

lol, Marschallin?

I work in a business environment.

I need to get chuffed.

;D

 

[brotagonist]

I don't believe that I've ever heard any Janáček, except likely in passing on the radio. I'll listen to this one (maybe another one, too):

Mackerras/Wien