Josef Palenicek - Janacek: Piano Works (2005)
Artist: Josef Palenicek
Title: Janacek: Piano Works
Year Of Release: 2005
Label: Supraphon
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 01:35:01
Total Size: 338 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: Janacek: Piano Works
Year Of Release: 2005
Label: Supraphon
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 01:35:01
Total Size: 338 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview
01. On the Overgrown Path, .: 1st Series - Our Evenings. Moderato - Tenderly (00:04:00)
02. On the Overgrown Path, .: 1st Series - A Leaf Blow Away on the Wind. Andante (00:03:19)
03. On the Overgrown Path, .: 1st Series - Come with us! Andante (00:01:05)
04. On the Overgrown Path, .: 1st Series - The Madonna of Frýdek. Grave (00:03:24)
05. On the Overgrown Path, .: 1st Series - They Chattered Like Swalows. Con moto (00:02:24)
06. On the Overgrown Path, .: 1st Series - Words Fail! Andante (00:01:51)
07. On the Overgrown Path, .: 1st Series - Good Night! Andante (00:02:46)
08. On the Overgrown Path, .: 1st Series - Unutterable Anguish. Andante (00:02:37)
09. On the Overgrown Path, .: 1st Series - In Tears. Larghetto (00:03:19)
10. On the Overgrown Path, .: 1st Series - The Barn Owl Has Not Flown Away! Andante (00:04:18)
11. Piano Sonata 1. X. 1905 in E-Flat Minor, .: I. The Presentiment. Con moto (00:05:53)
12. Piano Sonata 1. X. 1905 in E-Flat Minor, .: II. Death. Adagio (00:04:55)
13. In the Mist, .: Andante (00:03:17)
14. In the Mist, .: Molto adagio (00:04:11)
15. In the Mist, .: Andantino /att./ (00:02:26)
16. In the Mist, .: Presto. Meno mosso (00:04:04)
17. Concertino for Piano, 2 Violins, Viola, Clarinet, French horn and Basson, .: I. Moderato (00:05:43)
18. Concertino for Piano, 2 Violins, Viola, Clarinet, French horn and Basson, .: II. Piu mosso (00:03:31)
19. Concertino for Piano, 2 Violins, Viola, Clarinet, French horn and Basson, .: III. Con moto (00:03:47)
20. Concertino for Piano, 2 Violins, Viola, Clarinet, French horn and Basson, .: IV. Allegro (00:05:00)
21. Capriccio for Piano (Left Hand) and Wind Ensemble, .: Allegro (00:05:43)
22. Capriccio for Piano (Left Hand) and Wind Ensemble, .: Adagio (00:06:08)
23. Capriccio for Piano (Left Hand) and Wind Ensemble, .: Allegretto (00:04:22)
24. Capriccio for Piano (Left Hand) and Wind Ensemble, .: Andante (00:06:58)
Total length: 01:35:01
Label: SUPRAPHON a.s.
Performers:
Josef Palenicek (piano)
Idiosyncrasies abound in Leos Janácek's piano works, as in his symphonic and operatic masterpieces, and newcomers may notice his oddities of phrasing and ostensible breaks in continuity first, before suddenly appreciating the wealth of personal expressions, original melodies, rich harmonies, and inventive combinations waiting just under the eccentric surfaces. Pianist Josef Palenicek studied and played Janácek's piano oeuvre throughout his long career, and his devotion and commitment to this extraordinary literature is fully apparent in this generous double-disc from Supraphon. Solo works, such as the nostalgic collections On an Overgrown Path (1901-1908) and In the Mists (1912), are surveyed on Disc 1, though the profoundly moving fragment of the Sonata in E flat minor, "October 1, 1905," should not be missed. The second disc presents two more extroverted works for piano and instrumental ensembles, the impassioned Concertino (1925) and the cantankerous Capriccio (1926), which show some characteristics of the more expansive orchestral and operatic works, and almost burst out of their modest chamber parameters with the profusion of ideas and Janácek's irrepressible energy. These wonderful recordings were made in 1972, but the original analog masters have been carefully preserved and exquisitely mastered for digital, and sound exceptionally lifelike, clean, and free of tape hiss.
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