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Janacek Day - 4 July 2004 |
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Schedule Full details of Radio 3's Janacek Day. 9.02am Fanfares from Sinfonietta Live introduction from the studio 9.05am Hukvaldy (Janacek's birthplace) Dennis Marks tramps the village streets to tell the story of Janacek's tough early years - and his introduction to music. 9.15am Janacek and Moravia John Tusa discovers the impact on Janacek of his native region - its people, its folk music, its landscape and natural world - and his own impact on Moravia. Map of Moravia Music includes: Hukvaldy Songs Rikladla [Nursery rhymes] Lachian Dances Moravian folk poetry in songs and at 9.40am The cunning little vixen - Act 1 Lucia Popp (the vixen), Vienna Philharmonic/Mackerras 10.05am Janacek the dramatist John Tusa and Dennis Marks chair the first of a series of studio discussions throughout the day exploring Janacek's dramatic genius. Brno 10.15am Dennis Marks tells the story of Janacek's life in Moravia's largest city - his education at the Augustinian monastery, his marriage to his very young piano pupil Zdenka Schulzova, his burgeoning career (at one time he was doing nine jobs and only had time to compose on Sundays), the slow development of his own musical voice, and the tragic deaths of his two children. Music includes: Mladi [Youth] Prague Wind Quintet and excerpts from: Amarus On an overgrown path Zdenka Variations and Janacek's first three operas: Sarka The beginning of a romance Jenufa 11.20am John Tusa in conversation with Charles Mackerras at the Janacek archive in Brno, housed in the former Organ School which Janacek was instrumental in founding, and which he directed for forty years. 11.30am One of a kind Where did Janacek's unique musical style come from, and how does it achieve its effects? Luhacovice 12.00 noon Dennis Marks takes the waters at Janacek's favourite holiday retreat, the Moravian spa of Luhacovice, and John Tusa meets the spa Director Josef Kruzela and Alena Nemcova of the Janacek Foundation, to reveal Luhacovice's vital influence on Janacek's music - and his love life: the tale of two Kamilas... Music includes: Fate [Osud], Act 1 Langridge, Field, Harries, WNO/Mackerras - sung in English The diary of one who disappeared Pribl, Marova 1.00pm Zdenka by Hattie Naylor. A new play looking at Janacek's unhappy marriage through the eyes of his downtrodden wife. Annette Badland plays Zdenka, with David Calder as Janacek and Judith Paris as their maid Marie Stejskalova. 1.25pm Katya Kabanova - Act 2 Soderstrom, Dvorsky, Vienna Philharmonic/Mackerras 1.55pm Janacek and women The women in Janacek's operas are some of the most believable and sympathetic of all operatic characters. How does he do it? And how does his brilliant portrayal of women in his operas connect with his often less-than-brilliant behaviour towards the women in his life? John, Dennis and their studio guests try to find the answers, with contributions from a host of star female singers - including Karita Mattila, Amanda Roocroft and Anja Silja. 2.25pm The cunning little vixen - Act 2 - sung in English Lillian Watson (the vixen), Diana Montague (the fox), Thomas Allen (the forester), Orchestra of the Royal Opera House/Rattle Prague 3.00pm Dennis Marks visits Prague's musical centres to tell the story of Janacek's vexed - but ultimately victorious - relationship with the Czech capital, while John Tusa investigates its modern repercussions and parallels. Music includes: Mr Broucek's excursion to the fifteenth century - Act 1 Pribyl, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra/Frantisek Jilek And excerpts from: The Makropulos case Jenufa - in the "Prague" version rewritten by Karel Kovarovic 3.40pm Janacek the Slav Throughout his life Janacek was both a fanatical Czech patriot and a passionate lover of Russia - its language, literature and music. John Tusa takes explores the impact of Janacek's Slavic sympathies on his creativity - from the prison writings of Dostoyevsky to the ecstatic moment in 1918 when the nation of Czechoslovakia achieved independence. Hukvaldy 4.00pm In 1921 Janacek bought a cottage in his native village and, practically retired, he spent more and more time there as his composing career and international fame both took off like rockets. John Tusa meets descendants of family and friends in Hukvaldy, and Dennis Marks tells the story of Janacek's developing obsession with Kamila Stosslova, married and less than half his age. Music includes: Rikadla [Nursery rhymes] The Makropulos Case - Act 3 Soderstrom, Blachut, Dvorsky, Vienna Philharmonic/Mackerras 4.50pm Janacek the dramatist Janacek's final three operas take the unlikeliest stories imaginable - an everyday tale of foxhole life in The cunning little vixen , the death of a 337-year-old opera singer in The Makropulos case , and a hard-hitting portrayal of the terrible existence of convicts in Siberian prison camps, From the house of the dead . And yet they're among the greatest operas ever written. How did he do it? 5.00pm Intimate Letters That's the name Janacek gave to his Second String Quartet - evoking his relationship with Kamila Stosslova. This complete performance by the Skampa Quartet is interwoven with the letters between Janacek and Kamila that inspired it. With David Calder as Janacek and Emma Callander as Kamila. 5.45pm Janacek the man What made him tick? John and Dennis try to unravel the enigma of the mercurial Janacek. Music includes: Capriccio with Rudolf Firkusny (piano) Hukvaldy 6.30pm Dennis Marks returns to Hukvaldy to retrace the final tragicomic steps of Janacek's life. For the first time, after eleven besotted years, he persuaded Kamila Stosslova to join him at his cottage - and less than a fortnight later he was dead. On his desk lay the score of the final act of his final masterpiece, From the house of the dead . Music includes: From the house of the dead - Act 3 Jedlicka, Zitek, Vienna Philharmonic/Mackerras I am waiting for you and at 7.20pm The cunning little vixen - Act 3 Novak, Hajossyova, Czech Philharmonic/ Neumann 7.45pm Concert conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras Violin Concerto Roman Patocka (violin) Glagolitic Mass Kaupova, Straka, Novak, Czech Philharmonic Choir of Brno, Brno Philharmonic Orchestra [from the 2004 Brno Janacek Festival] Sinfonietta Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra [from Sir Charles's debut with the Berlin Philharmonic in January 2004, at the age of 78! Producers: David Gallagher, Emma Bloxham, Anthony Sellors Editor: Adam Gatehouse |
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Schedule Map of Bohemia/Moravia Bratislava Brno Hukvaldy Luhacovice Ostrava Pisek Prague Pribor Stramberk Strbske Pleso Velka Vienna Janacek Day: full playlist Related Links on radio 3 on bbc.co.uk on the web www.janacek.co.uk Janacek Archive & Museum Classical Music Pages Museum in Janacek's house, Hukvaldy The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites. |
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