Janáček Chamber Orchestra - Czech Music for Strings (2011)
BAND/ARTIST: Janáček Chamber Orchestra
- Title: Czech Music for Strings
- Year Of Release: 2011
- Label: Chandos
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks) +Booklet
- Total Time: 01:04:42
- Total Size: 297 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. Suite for String Orchestra, JW VI/2: I. Moderato
02. Suite for String Orchestra, JW VI/2: II. Adagio - Meno
03. Suite for String Orchestra, JW VI/2: III. Andante con moto
04. Suite for String Orchestra, JW VI/2: IV. Presto - Andante - Presto
05. Suite for String Orchestra, JW VI/2: V. Adagio
06. Suite for String Orchestra, JW VI/2: VI. Andante
07. String Sextet, H. 224a: I. Lento - Allegro poco moderato (Version for String Orchestra)
08. String Sextet, H. 224a: II. Andantino - Allegretto scherzando - Tempo I (Version for String Orchestra)
09. String Sextet, H. 224a: III. Allegretto, poco moderato (Version for String Orchestra)
10. String Sextet, H. 224a: Study
11. String Quartet No. 1, JW VII/8, "The Kreutzer Sonata": I. Adagio (Arr. R. Tognetti for String Orchestra)
12. String Quartet No. 1, JW VII/8, "The Kreutzer Sonata": II. Con moto (Arr. R. Tognetti for String Orchestra)
13. String Quartet No. 1, JW VII/8, "The Kreutzer Sonata": III. Con moto (Arr. R. Tognetti for String Orchestra)
14. String Quartet No. 1, JW VII/8, "The Kreutzer Sonata": IV. Con moto (Arr. R. Tognetti for String Orchestra)
This recording presents music by the Czech composers Janácek, Martinu, and Haas, all of whom were prominent figures in their country’s musical history during the early twentieth century. The works are performed by the Janácek Chamber Orchestra, which has won awards for their interpretations of Czech music.
Janácek wrote his String Quartet No. 1 during a particularly creative period towards the end of his life. It took its inspiration from Tolstoy’s novella The Kreutzer Sonata, a portrait of a loveless marriage. The dramatic power and deep emotion of this work, coupled with some extraordinary textures and eccentric orchestration, place it among the greatest string quartets ever written. It is here played in a version for string orchestra. Also recorded is the Suite, one of Janácek’s very first works for orchestral ensemble.
Pavel Haas was considered the most gifted of all of Janácek’s many students. A composer of Jewish descent, he was transported to Auschwitz in 1941, where he died in 1944. The Study for String Orchestra was written in the summer of 1943 for the Auschwitz camp string orchestra, and the first performance of the work is preserved in part in a German propaganda film.
After Janácek, Martinu was the leading Czech composer of the last century. A highly prolific composer, he often wrote at great speed and the prize-winning Sextet for Strings is no exception. It was written in just seven days in May 1932. This work displays a real exuberance, from the energetic opening movement through to the spirited finale.
01. Suite for String Orchestra, JW VI/2: I. Moderato
02. Suite for String Orchestra, JW VI/2: II. Adagio - Meno
03. Suite for String Orchestra, JW VI/2: III. Andante con moto
04. Suite for String Orchestra, JW VI/2: IV. Presto - Andante - Presto
05. Suite for String Orchestra, JW VI/2: V. Adagio
06. Suite for String Orchestra, JW VI/2: VI. Andante
07. String Sextet, H. 224a: I. Lento - Allegro poco moderato (Version for String Orchestra)
08. String Sextet, H. 224a: II. Andantino - Allegretto scherzando - Tempo I (Version for String Orchestra)
09. String Sextet, H. 224a: III. Allegretto, poco moderato (Version for String Orchestra)
10. String Sextet, H. 224a: Study
11. String Quartet No. 1, JW VII/8, "The Kreutzer Sonata": I. Adagio (Arr. R. Tognetti for String Orchestra)
12. String Quartet No. 1, JW VII/8, "The Kreutzer Sonata": II. Con moto (Arr. R. Tognetti for String Orchestra)
13. String Quartet No. 1, JW VII/8, "The Kreutzer Sonata": III. Con moto (Arr. R. Tognetti for String Orchestra)
14. String Quartet No. 1, JW VII/8, "The Kreutzer Sonata": IV. Con moto (Arr. R. Tognetti for String Orchestra)
This recording presents music by the Czech composers Janácek, Martinu, and Haas, all of whom were prominent figures in their country’s musical history during the early twentieth century. The works are performed by the Janácek Chamber Orchestra, which has won awards for their interpretations of Czech music.
Janácek wrote his String Quartet No. 1 during a particularly creative period towards the end of his life. It took its inspiration from Tolstoy’s novella The Kreutzer Sonata, a portrait of a loveless marriage. The dramatic power and deep emotion of this work, coupled with some extraordinary textures and eccentric orchestration, place it among the greatest string quartets ever written. It is here played in a version for string orchestra. Also recorded is the Suite, one of Janácek’s very first works for orchestral ensemble.
Pavel Haas was considered the most gifted of all of Janácek’s many students. A composer of Jewish descent, he was transported to Auschwitz in 1941, where he died in 1944. The Study for String Orchestra was written in the summer of 1943 for the Auschwitz camp string orchestra, and the first performance of the work is preserved in part in a German propaganda film.
After Janácek, Martinu was the leading Czech composer of the last century. A highly prolific composer, he often wrote at great speed and the prize-winning Sextet for Strings is no exception. It was written in just seven days in May 1932. This work displays a real exuberance, from the energetic opening movement through to the spirited finale.
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