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Janacek Day - 4 July 2004
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9am - Opening

Fanfares (first movement of Sinfonietta)

Brno State Philharmonic Orchestra/ Frantisek Jilek

Supraphon 11 1522-2 031 


9.05am - Hukvaldy

Hukvaldy Songs nos 2 and 4 for Chorus

Prague Philharmonic Choir/Josef Veselka (cond)

Supraphon LP 1 12 2442 (no longer commercially available)

 

"Ragged Trousers" (no 6 of Rikadla - Nursery Rhymes)

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra/Prague Philharmonic Choir / Josef Veselka (cond)

Supraphon SU 3295-2 211

 

Glagolitic Mass : Intrada (excerpt)

Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra/Sir Charles Mackerras (cond)

Chandos CHAN 9310

 

9.15am - Janacek and Moravia

The Wild Duck (Kacena divoka)

Netherlands Chamber Choir/Schonberg Ensemble/Reinhbert de Leeuw(cond)

Philips 442 534-2

 

The Forester (no 27. of Moravian Folk Poetry in Songs)

Eva Struplova (soprano)/ Stanislav Predota (tenor)/ Adam Skoumal (piano)

Studio Matous MK0015-2 231

 

9.40am - The Cunning Little Vixen: Act 1

Vixen - Lucia Popp

Fox - Eva Randova

Forester - Dalibor Jedlicka

Forester's Wife - Eva Zigmundova

Schoolmaster - Vladimir Krejcik

Priest - Richard Novak

Harasta - Vaclav Zitek

Innkeeper - Beno Blachut

Innkeepers' wife - Ivana Mixova

Dog - Libuse Marova

Cock - Gertrude Hahn

Frantik - Eva Hribikova

Pepik - Zuzana Hudecova

Frog - Peter Saray

Cricket - Miriam Ondraskova

Vienna Sate Opera Chorus Vienna Philharmonic/Sir Charles Mackerras (cond.)

DECCA 417 129-2 




10.15am - Brno 


Amarus (excerpt)

Kvetoslava Nemeckova - soprano

Leo Marian Vodicka - tenor

Vaclac Zitek - baritone

Chech Philharmonic Chorus/ Czech Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Charles Mackerras (cond)

Supraphon 33C37-7735

 

Mladi

Prague Wind Quintet

Supraphon 11 1354-2

 

Theme and Variations ("Zdenka" Variations)

Rudolf Firkusny - piano

Deutsche Grammophon 449 764-2

 

Sarka: Act 1 (excerpt)

Ctirad - Peter Straka - tenor

Premysl - Ivan Kusnjer - baritone

Prague Philharmonic Choir/Czech Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Charles Mackerras (cond)

Supraphon SU 3485-2 631

 

The Beginning of A Romance (excerpt)

Poluska - Jaroslava Janska - soprano

Brno Janacek Opera Orchestra/Frantisek Jilek (cond)

Multisonic 31 0245-2

 

On an overgrown path - Set 1 nos 1,8,9

Rudolf Firkusny

RCA RD60147

 

Jenufa - Act 2 (opening; then last 15 mins)

Grandmother Buryjovka Marie Mrazova

Laca Klemen - Wieslav Ochman

Steva Buryja - Petr Dvorsky

Kostelnicka - Eva Randova

Jenufa - Elisabeth Soderstrom

Mill Foreman - Vaclac Zitek

Mayor - Dalibor Jedlicka

Mayor's wife - Ivana Mixova

Karolka - Lucia Popp

Herdswoman - Vera Soukopova

Barena - Jindra Pokorna

Jano - Jana Jonasova

Old Woman - Vera Soukopova

Vienna State Opera Chorus

Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Sir Charles Mackerras - conductor

Decca 414 483-2

 

12.00 - Luhacovice 


 

Osud: Act 1 (excerpts)

Zivny - Peter Straka

Mila - Livia Aghova

Mila's mother - Marta Benackova

Dr Suda - Stefan Margita

Lhotsky - Peter Mikulas

Prague Chamber Choir/Czech Philharmonic Orchestra/Gerd Albrecht (cond)

Orfeo C 384 951 A

 

Osud: Act 1 (last 15 mins)

Mila Valkova - Helen Field

Zivny - Philip Langridge

Mila's mother - Kathryn Harries

Orchestra and Chorus of Welsh National Opera/ Sir Charles Mackerras (cond.)

Chandos CHAN 3029

 

The Diary of One who Disappeared (nos 9-23)

Vilem Pribyl - tenor

Libuse Marova - mezzo soprano

Milan Masa - piano

Cesky Rozhlas CRB 0036-2 - first UK broadcast

only available (and not in UK ) with book by Jan Mikeska "Tajemstvi P.S."

 

String Quartet no 1 "Kreutzer Sonata"

Talich Quartet

Calliope CAL. 9699

 

 

1.25pm - Kat'a Kabanova: Act 2

Dikoj - Dalibor Jedlicka

Boris - Petr Dvorsky

Kabanicha - Nadeska Kniplova

Tichon - Vladimir Krejcik

Kat'a - Elisabeth Soderstrom

Kudrjas - Zdenek Svehla

Varvara - Libuse Marova

Kugilin - Jaroslav Soucek

Glasa - Jitka Pavolova

Feklusa - Gertrude Jahn

Vienna State Opera Chorus/Vienna Philharmonic/Sir Charles Mackerras (cond.)

DECCA 421 852-2 

 





2.25pm - Cunning Little Vixen: Act 2

Vixen - Lillian Watson

Fox - Diana Montegue

Forester - Tom Allen

Forester's Wife - Gillian Knight

Schoolmaster - Robert Tear

Priest - Gwynne Howell

Innkeeper - John Dobson

Innkeepers' wife - Elizabeth Bainbridge

Harasta - Nicholas Folwell

Cricket - Stephen Wallder

Caterpillar - Shelley Nash

Frog - Piers Lawrence

Dog - Karen Shelby

Pepik - Fiona Dobie

Frantik - Ann Lorimer

Rooster - Mary King

Chief Hen - Glenys Groves

Woodpecker - Pat Purcell

Royal Opera House Chorus and Orchestra/ Simon Rattle (cond)

Chandos CHAN 3101(2)

 

3.00pm - Prague 


The Makropulos Case : Prelude (excerpt)

Vienna Philharmonic/Sir Charles Mackerras (cond)

Decca 430 372-2

 

The Excursions of Mr. Brouchek : Part 2 -Excursion to the 15 th Century- Act 1 (excerpt)

Mr. Broucek - Vilem Pribyl

The Author - Rene Tucek

Czech Philharmonic Chorus and Orchestra/Frantisek Jilek (cond)

Supraphon 11 2153-2 612

 

 

Jenufa : Act 3 (with the ending re-orchestrated by Kovarovic in 1916)

Jenufa - Libuse Domaninska

Kostelnicka - Nadesda Kniplova

Laca - Vilem Pribyl

Steva - Ivo Zidek

Grandmother Buryja - Marie Mrazova

The Miller - Jindrich Jindrak

The Mayor - Zdenek Kroupa

The Mayor's Wife - Slavka Prochazkova

Barena - Bozena Effenberkova

Jano - Helena Tattermuschova

Chorus and Orchestra of the National Theatre, Prague/Bohumil Gregor (cond)

 

4.00pm - Hukvaldy

 

Rikadla - Nursery Rhymes Nos 1-2

Severacek Childrens Choir

Studio Matous MK 0016-2 231

 

Rikadla - (excerpts)

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra/Prague Philharmonic Choir / Josef Veselka (cond)

Supraphon SU 3295-2 211

 

 

The Makropulos Case : Act 3

Emilia Marty - Elisabeth Soderstrom

Albert Gregor - Peter Dvorsky

Vitek - Vladimir Krejcik

Krista - Anna Czakova

Jaroslav Prus - Vaclav Zitek

Janek - Zdenek Svehla

Kolenaty - Dalibor Jedlicka

Strojnik - Jiri Joran

Poklizecka - Ivana Mixova

Hauk-Sendorf - Beno Blachut

Komorna - Blanka Vitkova

Vienna State Opera Chorus/Vienna Philharmonic/Sir Charles Mackerras (cond)

Decca 430 372-2

 

String Quartet no 2 "Intimate Letters"

Skampa Quartet

Supraphon SU 3486-2 131

 

5.45pm - Janacek the Man

 

Capriccio

Rudolf Firkusny/Members of Bavarian SO/ Kubelik (cond)

Deutsche Grammophon 449 764-2

 

6.30pm - Hukvaldy

 

From the House of the Dead: Act 3

Luka - Jiri Zahradnicek

Shishkov - Vaclav Zitek

Goryanchikov - Dalibor Jedlicka

Alyeya - Jaroslava Janska

Vienna State Opera Chorus/Vienna Philharmonic/Sir Charles Mackerras (cond)

Decca 430 375-2 

 



Glagolitic Mass : Gospodi pomiluj (extract)

Copenhagen Boys' Choir/Danish National Radio Choir

Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra/Sir Charles Mackerras (cond)

Chandos CHAN 9310

 

I am waiting for you

Rudolf Firkusny (piano) and Ales Barta (harmonium)

Supraphon 11 1878-2 931

 

The Cunning Little Vixen: Act 3

Vixen - Magdalena Hajossyova

Fox - Gabriela Benackova-Capova

Forester - Richard Novak

Forester's Wife - Helena Buldrova

Schoolmaster - Miroslav Frydlewicz

Priest - Karel Prusa

Innkeeper - Karel Hanus

Innkeepers' wife - Drahomira Tikalova

Harasta - Jaroslav Soucek

Cricket - Irena Pillichova

Frog - Marie Koucka

Dog - Ivana Mixova

Pepik - Jarmila Svoboda-Zilkova

Frantik - Jirina Markova

Rooster - Libuse Domaninska

Chech Philharmonic chorus and orchestra/Kuhn Children's Chorus/Vaclav Neumann (cond)

Supraphon 10 3471-2 612

 

7.45pm - Performance on 3 


Violin Concerto

Roman Patocka (violin)

Brno Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Charles Mackerras (cond)

Czech Radio Recording - not commercially available 



Glagolitic Mass

Helena Kaupova - soprano

Peter Straka - tenor

Richard Novak - bass

Brno Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus / Sir Charles Mackerras (cond)

Czech Radio Recording 5 February 2004 - not commercially available

 

To the Mrstik Brothers

Rudolf Firkusny

Supraphon SU 3349-2 931

 

Sinfonietta

Berlin Philharmonic/Sir Charles Mackerras (cond)

Radio recording January 2004 - not commercially available.


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