Mackerras Conducts Janacek

2 CD - Label: Supraphon - SU3739 - Jealousy - Janacek, Leos - Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic - Conductor: Charles Mackerras

Janacek: The Cunning Little Vixen - Suite Sinfonietta Schluch und Jau, music for Gerhart Hauptmann's play Jealousy (original prelude to Jenufa) Káta Kabanová Overture Taras Bulba Sárka, overture

The late Sir Charles Mackerras showing his mastery of Janacek. An exquisite recording!
Sir Charles Mackerras is known and respected worldwide as a leading connoisseur, champion and editor of Janacek´s compositional output. He is now documenting his lifelong profound artistic and scholarly attachment to Janacek´s music by a new complete set of recordings of Janacek´s orchestral output. On a 2CD set the Czech Philharmonic does its best to fulfill Sir Charles´s concept and creative intentions. The list of works featured here was supplemented by overtures to the operas, Kata Kabanova (plus short interludes), and Sarka. Sir Charles Mackerras has had a particularly close, thoroughly personal affinity for these last-mentioned works: he actually discovered the Kata Kabanova interludes while studying Janacek´s manuscripts, whereupon he prepared a critical edition of the opera for publication by the Universal Edition of Vienna, in 1992/3. Similarly, he undertook editorial supervision over the processing of the score of Sarka. He then produced the opera´s recent recording which obtained nominations in two categories for Grammy awards in 2001. Mackerras´s Janacek occupies a pride of place in the Supraphon catalogue. Here is a complete set not to be missed by any aficionado of music by the Moravian genius composer. Mackerras´ Janacek: the Pride of Supraphon catalogue.

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