Leoš Janáček
Czech composer and music theorist
Leoš Janáček was a Czech composer, music theorist, folklorist, publicist, and teacher. He was inspired by Moravian and other Slavic music, including Eastern European folk music, to create an original, modern musical style. Wikipedia
Born: July 3, 1854, Hukvaldy, Czechia
Died: August 12, 1928 (age 74 years), Ostrava, Czechia
Parents: Jiří Janáček and Amalie Janáčková
Children: Olga Janáčková and Vladimír Janácek
Spouse: Zdenka Schulzová (m. 1881–1928)
Compositions
Jenůfa
The Cunning Little Vixen
Sinfonietta
Káťa Kabanová
Glagolitic Mass
The Makropulos Affair
In the Mists
From the House of the Dead
String Quartet No. 2
On an Overgrown Path
The Excursions of Mr. Brouček to the Moon and to the 15th Century
String Quartet No. 1
1. X. 1905
Taras Bulba
The Diary of One Who Disappeared
Lachian Dances
Destiny
Šárka
Idil·li
Knife-Edge
Moravian Folksongs: I. That Clock in Vivany
Příhody Lišky Bystroušky, JW I/9, Act II: Jsem-li opravdu tak krásná?
Moravian Folksongs: XIII. On a Black Mountain
The Cunning Little Vixen: Act II. Interlude (Proměna) [4]
Mass in E-flat major: Kyrie
Moravian Folksongs: XV. On That Clear Field of Hurasky
The Cunning Little Vixen: Act II. “One dark night”
Říkadla: VII. Franta rasů hrál na basu
Říkadla: XI. Hó, hó, krávy dó
From the House of the Dead: Act II. “Mil'y, mil'y, Aljejo” (A Voice, Gorjančikov, Aljeja, Prisoners' Chorus, the Cook, the Priest, Skuratov, Čekunov, Drunken Prisoner)
The Cunning Little Vixen: Act III. “Tha–that wasn’t me”
Záře od milého, JW V/2 No. 4
Moravian Folksongs: IX. Whose Lass
The Cunning Little Vixen: Act III. “In the month of May”
Říkadla: XIX. Seděl medviď na kolodi
Zápisník zmizelého: (Klavier solo, Intermezzo erotico)
The Cunning Little Vixen: Act III. “Hey there, Harasta”
The Cunning Little Vixen: Act III. “Little foxes running fast”
Říkadla, JW V/16: VIII. Frantíku, Frantíku
Moravian Folksongs: II. When I Sing a Song
Mass in E-flat major: Sanctus
Zápisník zmizelého: “Tmavá olšinka”
Loucení, JW 4/19/1
The Cunning Little Vixen: Act II. “Bývalo, bývalo, dávno už neni”
Příhody Lišky Bystroušky, JW I/9, Act II: Allegro
Výlety páně Broučkovy: "Výlet pana Broučka do XV. století": 1. díl: O, slunce velkého dne
The Cunning Little Vixen: Act III. Prelude
The Cunning Little Vixen: Act II. “Once long since, long ago”
Říkadla: XII. Moje žena malučičká
The Cunning Little Vixen: Act II. “Something is wrong with my equilibrium”
The Cunning Little Vixen: Act I. “Come on then, don’t be frightened”
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