Leos Janáček: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2 – Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra & Edward Gardner

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15 Νοεμβρίου 2022

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Leos Janacek:Jealousy (original prelude to Jenufa)Taras BulbaThe Ballad of Blaník (Balada Blanická)The Danube, symphonic poem (Dunaj)The Fiddler's Child (Šumařovo dítě)Violin Concerto 'Pilgrimage of the Soul'

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Leos Janacek:Jealousy (original prelude to Jenufa)Taras BulbaThe Ballad of Blaník (Balada Blanická)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra (Ορχήστρα)Edward Gardner (Μαέστρος)
Leos Janacek:Violin Concerto 'Pilgrimage of the Soul'
James Ehnes (Violin)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra (Ορχήστρα)Edward Gardner (Μαέστρος)
Leos Janacek:The Fiddler's Child (Šumařovo dítě)
Melina Mandozzi (Violin)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra (Ορχήστρα)Edward Gardner (Μαέστρος)
Leos Janacek:The Danube, symphonic poem (Dunaj)
Susanna Andersson (Soprano)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra (Ορχήστρα)Edward Gardner (Μαέστρος)

This is the second volume in our series devoted to the orchestral works of Janácek, with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and Edward Gardner. The repertoire on this disc includes some of the greatest programmatic pieces by the composer.

Unsurprisingly, the first piece featured here is Jealousy – his first declared piece of programme music, originally written to preface the opera Jenufa but never included in any production of it during his lifetime. Both The Ballad of Blaník and The Fiddler’s Child (also known as a ‘ballad for orchestra’) are characterised by the use of musicals symbols, reflecting the Czech poems on which the pieces are based and also some of the composer’s personal reflections and responses.

The one-movement Violin Concerto The Wandering of a Little Soul is a more mysterious piece, with uncertainties surrounding the title, the date of creation, and the goals of its composition. Like the unfinished Danube symphony, the version recorded here has been reconstructed by Miloš Štedron and Leoš Faltus from Janácek’s sketches.

An interpretation of the famous tale by Gogol, Taras Bulba was completed in 1915 and was Janácek’s most substantial orchestral work to date. It is inflected with folk dances, battle and horse-riding music, suffering and love, and brought to a grandiloquent apotheosis, in orchestration of almost cinematic vividness.

Reviews

” James Ehnes’s silky playing is welcome in the incomplete Violin Concerto, and the translucent orchestral playing, plus Chandos’s silvery, transparent recorded sound(so different from its usual warm fullness) brings the piece to life as never before…” James H North – Fanfare – November/December 2015 **** (Excellent Disc) Emanuele Amoroso – Musica magazine (Italy) – October 2015 “At the end of my review of the previous instalment in this series I suggested that this Gardner survey of Janácek’s orchestral music could be rewarding to follow. This very fine release more than confirms that judgement. The performances are uniformly excellent, the notes are ideal and the sound is magnificent, even by the usual high Chandos standards. All in all this is a compelling package for Janácek enthusiasts and Volume 3 is eagerly awaited.” John Quinn – MusicWeb-International.com – 22 June 2015 “… These must be difficult works to prepare and indeed to record; both playing and recording are vividly managed.” John Warrack – Gramophone magazine – July 2015

Orchestral Choice

Performance * Recording ***

“A truly blazing Taras Bulba … magnificent performances.” Jan Smaczny – BBC Music magazine – July 2015

Performance * Sonics (Stereo) (Multi-Ch) **

“… Even when judged by the usual high standard the Chandos engineering team always achieve in the Bergen Philharmonic Hall, the results here are exceptional. There is a well-nigh perfect balance between details and generous hall ambience. Gardner’s masterly and sympathetic readings could hardly be given a more appropriate vehicle. Excellent notes on the music by John Tyrrell, the undisputed authority on Janacek, put the seal on a superb release.” Graham Williams – SA-CD.net – 6 May 2015

Album of the Week

“James Ehnes is the plush-toned soloist, but it is the intense and gritty playing of the Bergeners, and Gardner’s evident empathy with Janacek, that make this music so compelling and dramatic …” Hugh Canning – The Sunday Times (Culture magazine) – 10 May 2015 “… James Ehnes is a forthright soloist in the Violin Concerto, and the Bergen players offer clean, mercurial momentum.” **** Kate Molleson – The Guardian – 24 April 2015

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