Fatal Attraction
Kate Molleson explores the maverick spirit, fierce passions and phenomenal twilight years of Leos Janacek. Today, we hear about the dramatic final scenes of his life.
Kate Molleson unpacks the dramatic final scenes of Janacek鈥檚 life.
Leo拧 Jan谩膷ek was a true Czech original. He heard music in the way people talk on the streets, loved the local and made it universal - pouring his 鈥渟peech melodies鈥� into pioneering, devastating operas, and writing some of the most intimate confessionals in instrumental music. His life also came with a major plot twist 鈥� after years of toiling away unappreciated, he suddenly found fame in his 60s. Instead of winding down, Jan谩膷ek revved up. All this week, Kate Molleson explores his maverick spirit, his fierce passions, and the phenomenal flood of inspiration of his twilight years.
Today, Jan谩膷ek's relationship with Kamila reaches fever pitch, he pours his feelings into his extraordinary 鈥淚ntimate Letters鈥� Quartet, and he heads out on a holiday from which he鈥檇 never return鈥�
Intimate Sketches: Waiting for You!
Lada Vale拧ov谩, piano
From the House of the Dead Suite (iii. Holiday is Coming)
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Peter Breiner, conductor
Quartet No 2 鈥業ntimate Letters鈥� 1st and 2nd movements
Tak谩cs Quartet
Quartet No 2 鈥業ntimate Letters鈥� 3rd and 4th movements
Pavel Haas Quartet
On the Overgrown Path (No 7 - Good Night)
Bertrand Chamayou, piano
Produced by Amelia Parker for 麻豆社 Audio Wales and West
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Leos Jan谩膷ek
Intimate Sketches (No 8, I am Waiting for You!)
Performer: Olena Kushpler.- AVI : AVI8553084.
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From the House of the Dead Suite (3rd mvt, Holiday is Coming)
Orchestra: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Peter Breiner.- NAXOS : 8.570706.
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String Quartet No 2 "Intimate Letters" (1st & 2nd mvts)
Ensemble: Tak谩cs Quartet.- HYPERION : CDA 67997.
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Sinfonietta (2nd & 3rd mvt)
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.- LSO LIVE : LSO0850.
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String Quartet No 2 "Intimate Letters" (3rd & 4th mvts)
Ensemble: Pavel Haas Quartet.- SUPRAPHON : SU 38772.
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Leos Jan谩膷ek
On an Overgrown Path (No 7, Good Night!)
Performer: Bertrand Chamayou.- WARNER CLASSICS : 9029524243.
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