Janáček L. Jealousy, The Cunning Little Vixen - Suite, Šárka - Ouverture, Taras Bulba...

CD 1

1. Leoš Janáček - Jealousy /Original Prelude to the Opera Jenufa/ 5:30

Leoš Janáček - The Cunning Little Vixen. Orchestral Suite from the Opera 19:25

2. Andante. Allegro. Stesso tempo. Meno mosso. Presto. Tempo I 9:13

3. Andante. Moderato. Allegro 10:12

4. Leoš Janáček - Sarka. Opera in 3 Acts - Overture 4:01

Taras Bulba. Rhapsody for Orchestra after N.V.Gogol's Novel 22:55

5. The Death of Andrei 8:10

6. The Death of Ostap 5:21

7. The Prophecy and Death of Taras Bulba 9:19

CD 2

Leoš Janáček - Kata Kabanova. Opera in 3 Acts 6:32

1. Act 1, Introduction 4:18

2. Act 1 - Intermezzo 1:16

3. Act 2 - Intermezzo 0:58

Leoš Janáček - Schluck und Jau. Music to Gerthart Hauptmann's Play 9:11

4. Andante 4:06

5. Allegretto 5:01

Leoš Janáček - Sinfonietta 23:58

6. Allegretto 2:14

7. Andante 5:48

8. Moderato 5:20

9. Allegretto 2:57

10. Andante con moto. Allegretto 7:29

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Sir Charles Mackerras conductor

Sir Charles Mackerras is known and respected worldwide as a leading connoisseur, champion and editor of Janáček´s compositional output. He is now documenting his lifelong profound artistic and scholarly attachment to Janáček´s music by a new complete set of recordings of Janáček´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, Káťa Kabanová (plus short interludes), and Šárka. Sir Charles Mackerras has had a particularly close, thoroughly personal affinity for these last-mentioned works: he actually discovered the Káťa Kabanová interludes while studying Janáček´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 Šárka. He then produced the opera´s recent recording which obtained nominations in two categories for Grammy awards in 2001. Mackerras´s Janáček 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.

(Supraphon 2004)