On an Overgrown Path

On this CD:

1. On the Overgrown Path (Po zarostlém chodnícku), for piano, JW 8/17
Composed by Leos Janacek
Performed by Ivan Klansky

2. Theme and variations for piano in B flat major ("Zdenciny variace," "Zdenka Variations"), JW 8/6
Composed by Leos Janacek
Performed by Ivan Klansky

Tracks:

Erik Satie: Gymnopidie No.1 - Lent et douloureux
Franz Liszt: Rjve D'Amour No. 3 in A-flat major
Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky: Octobre - Chant D'Automne
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata in A minor, Ks. 310 - II. Andante catabile con espressione
Ludwig van Beethoven: : Sonata No.14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 Moonlight - I. Adagio sestenuto
Robert Schumann: : Fantaisie in C major, Op. 17 III. Langsam getragen. Durchweg leise zu halten
Sergei Rachmaninov: Eligie in E-flat minor, Op. 3 No.1
Paderewski: Nocturne in B flat, Op. 16 No. 4
Erik Satie: Gnossienne No.1
Maurice Ravel: Pavane pour une infante difunte
George Gershwin: Prelude No. 2
George Gershwin: Love Walked In

Tracks:

Claude Debussy: Clair de lune (from Suite Bergamasque)
Edvard Grieg: Notturno in C major (Pihces lyriques, Op. 54 No. 4)
Alexander Scriabin: Prilude in F-sharp minor, Op. 11 No. 8
Frederic Chopin: Nocturne in C minor, Op. 48 No.1
Frederic Chopin: Nocturne in C-sharp minor
Franz Liszt: Au lac de Wallenstadt (Annis de phlerinage, I. La Suisse)
Claude Debussy: La soiree dans Grenade
Artur Rubinstein: Melody In F
Maurice Ravel: Ondine (from Gaspardde la nuit)
Francis Poulenc: Improvisations in C minor, FP 176 No.15- Hommage A Edith Piaf
Sergei Rachmaninov: Prelude in F- sharp minor, Op. 23
Gabrilovich: Melodie in F
Leos Janacek: On the Overgrown Path
Samuel Barber: Sonate Op. 26 - III. Adagio mesto
Roger Quilter: The Crimson Petal
Henri Dutilleux: D'ombre et de silence (from 3 Preludes)

Customer Reviews:

Piano/Dreams.......2003-02-24

I love this cd so much I been play in my store all time and so many customers come up to ask what's cd are we playing and where to get it, i give them all information I know. we love it.

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Faultless!

The Piano Works of Leos Janácek

Manufacturer: Helicon Records
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000JCIU
Release Date: 1999-06-29

Tracks:

Sonata, October, 1905 'From The Street: The Presentiment
Sonata, October, 1905 'From The Street': The Death
On An Overgrown Path - Book I: Our Evenings
On An Overgrown Path - Book I: A Blown Away Leaf
On An Overgrown Path - Book I: Come With Us
On An Overgrown Path - Book I: The Madonna Of Frydek
On An Overgrown Path - Book I: They Chattered Like Swallows
On An Overgrown Path - Book I: Words Fail
On An Overgrown Path - Book I: Good Night!
On An Overgrown Path - Book I: Unutterable Anguish
On An Overgrown Path - Book I: In Tears
On An Overgrown Path - Book I: The Barn Owl Has Not Flown Away
On An Overgrown Path - Book II: Andante
On An Overgrown Path - Book II: Allegretto
On An Overgrown Path - Book II: Piu Mosso
On An Overgrown Path - Book II: Allegro; Adagio
On An Overgrown Path - Book II: Vivo
A Recollection
In the Mist: Andante
In the Mist: Molto Adagio
In the Mist: Andantino
In the Mist: Presto

Customer Reviews:

Faultless!.......2001-11-20

All the selections are beautiful and faultlessly executed.
Never a dull moment.

Leif Ove Andsnes ~ Janácek - Piano Sonata 1.X.1905 · In the Mists · On the Overgrown Path, Series 1

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Wonderful music
Wonderful Intro To Janacek

Leif Ove Andsnes ~ Janácek - Piano Sonata 1.X.1905 · In the Mists · On the Overgrown Path, Series 1

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ASIN: B00004YU7P
Release Date: 2001-03-27

Tracks:

Presentiment (Con Moto)
Death (Adagio)
Andante
Molto Adagio
Andantino
Presto
Our Evenings (Moderato)
A Blown-Away Leaf (Andante)
Come With Us! (Andante)
The Madonna Of Frydek (Grave)
They Chattered Like Swallows (Con Moto)
Words Fail (Andante)
Good Night (Andante)
Unutterable Anguish (Andante)
In Tears (Larghetto)
The Barn Owl Has Not Flown Away (Andante)

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful music.......2006-08-24

I became a Janacek fan thirty years ago when a friend introduced me to the Sinfonietta but I was unfamiliar with the solo piano music until I heard "On the Overgrown Path" on a local radio station while driving recently. I was completely captivated, so much so that I stopped the car so I could pay full attention to it. Leif Ove Andsnes does wonders with this music. Highly recommended.

Wonderful Intro To Janacek.......2003-09-05

This recording presents an array of some of Janachek's most accessible, evocative pieces for solo piano, meticulously recorded, and caringly played. I've heard other, matter-of-fact, performances that may be more typical; this is the most musically thoughtful, yet manages to remain passionate at the same time. The music itself has echoes of the impressionists colored with an certain amount of Slavic broodiness, but all of it welcome, and all flavored with Janacek's unique vision (an appropriately mixed metaphor for a music piece). Put it on, turn out the lights, close your eyes, and enjoy an unforgettably rich experience!

Largo I - A Special 2 1/2 Hour Collection Of Piano Classics

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great compilation to relax to

Largo I - A Special 2 1/2 Hour Collection Of Piano Classics

Manufacturer: Celestial Harmonies
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Binding: Audio CD

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Largo II - A Special 2 1/2 Hour Collection Of Piano Classics

ASIN: B0000007ZV
Release Date: 1992-11-03

Tracks:

Aria from Goldberg Variations BMV 988 - Chen Pi-Hsien
Adagio cantabile from Son No.8 in c, Op.13 (Pathetique)
Impromptu No.2 in A flat, Op.142
Consolation No.3 in D flat
Andante cantabile con espressione from Son in a, KV 310
Intermezzo in a, from Fantasias Op.116 - Idil Biret
Nuages gris
Andante from Son No.25 in G, Op.79
Die Friedeker Muttergottes from On the Overgrown Path
Lob der Tranen
Impromptu No.3 in G flat, Op.90
Etude in E, Op.10 No.3 (Tristesse) - Idil Biret
La lugubre gondola (First version)
Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut from Images Vol.2 - Klara Kormendi
On Wings of Song Op.34 No.2 - Peter Nagy

Tracks:

Andante cantabile from Poeme No.1 Op.32
Pajaro triste from Impresiones Intimas
In Tranen from On the Overgrown Path
Clair de lune from Ste bergamasque - Klara Komendi
Un sospiro from Etude de Con No.3 in D flat
Nocturne in c, Op.48 No.1 - Sandor Falvay
Les Larmes from Fantasie tableaux Ste No.1, Op.5 - Jeno Jando/Ilona Prunyi
Pagodes from Estampes
Prelude in c sharp from Morceaux de fantasie Op.3 - Idil Biret
Adagio from Son for Pn (From the Street)
Andante sognando
Traumerei from Kinderszenen Op.15
Modere from Scaramouche Op.165b - Ilona Prunyi/Jeno Jando
Oiseaux tristes from Miroirs
Voiles Preludes Vol.1
Regard du silence from Vingt regards sur l'enfant Jesus

Customer Reviews:

great compilation to relax to.......2005-04-18

good relaxing compilations of classical piano music abound, but eckart rahn has upped the ante with this one. you not only get excellent performances of such standards as claire de lune, but a whole second disk with pieces from scriabin, messaien, milhaud and others who have been sorely neglected. this is one well-done job of selection, and there's nothing else out there quite like it. you won't be dissapointed if you're a piano music buff!

Janácek: On an Overgrown Path Series I and II

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Ivan Klansky plays Janacek beautifully

Janácek: On an Overgrown Path Series I and II

Manufacturer: Supraphon
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ASIN: B00000DFP5
Release Date: 1998-11-01

Customer Reviews:

Ivan Klansky plays Janacek beautifully.......1999-08-07

This CD features the gorgeous Janacek piano pieces that appeared on the soundtrack of _The Unbearable Lightness of Being_. The sensitivity and delicate touch that Klansky shows is outstanding. Just listen to track 4, "The Madonna of Frydek," which was the centerpiece of the movie. Klansky's touch is masterful, particularly in his use of silence in the beginning and ending of the piece. I believe Milan Kundera suggested Klansky's versions to director Philip Kaufman, and how right he was-- other interpreters of this music just do not embue it with the emotion that Klansky does. An essential CD.

Tracks:

Fairy Tale, III. Allegro - Jerry Grossman, Diane Walsh
The Holy Virgin Of Frydek (Grave) from 'On The Overgrown Path', Set 1 - Ivan Klansky
In The Mist , II. Molto adagio - Ivan Moravec
Hey Jude - Marta Kubisova
Joj, Joj, Joj - Jarmilla Sulakova, Vojtech Jochec
String Quartet No.2 from 'Intimate Pages' IV. Allegro - Smetana Quartet
Sonatat For Violin And Piano, IV. Adagio - Sergiu Luca, Paul Schoenfield
The Bird Of III Omen Lingers On (Andante) From 'On The Overgrown Path' Set i - Ivan Klansky
On The Overgrown Path, Set 2, 4th Movement, Allegro - Ivan Klansky
String Quartet No.1-III. Con Moto-Vivace-Andante - Smetana Quartet
A Blown-Away Leaf: Andante from 'On The Overgrown Path' - Ivan Moravec
Goodnight - Radoslav Kvapil
Idyll For String Orchestra, V. Adagio - Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra/Gerard Schwartz

Customer Reviews:

none.......2005-02-12

The Janacek on this is the best available on compact disc.
The version of Hey Jude---a plodding, overrated song to begin with---is absolutely god-awful; akin to nails on a chalkboard to this beautiful album.

humble opinion of a music student.......2004-07-02

It was brilliant to use the music of Leo Janacek as the score of this fantastic film. It gives a great feeling of the country and its people. The performances on this soundtrack could be better, but the occasional coarseness - that sometimes annoys me - suits the movie. The two songs shouldn't be next to all that great repertoire, but they are a part of the soundtrack...While I wouldn't compare Debussy and Satie with Janacek as they are completely different, I do agree that it's worth listening to!

5 stars for the janacek, anyway..........2001-02-17

i have to disagree with the last review in that if I could take the version of hey Jude off, plus Joj Joj Joj, I would in a second. they stick out sorely and are unlike the rest of the album, which introduced me to janacek, for which I'm forever grateful. the piano songs in particular rank up there for me with Debussy's solo piano work, and Erik Satie's. evocative, delicate, melodious, accessible; just gorgeous. the versions here seem good to me - I'm no expert, but they are better than the versions on the janacek CD this album led me to buy.

Different..........2000-07-29

An excellent version of Hey Jude. Good music all around.

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Heart over Head
Lovely, Dark, and Deep
Janacek with no bite
Out of this world!
Haunting and Timely

Leos Janácek: A Recollection
Andras Schiff
Manufacturer: Ecm Records
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ASIN: B000059X1W
Release Date: 2001-06-19

Tracks:

In The Mist: I. Andante
In The Mist: II. Molto Adagio
In The Mist: III. Andante
In The Mist: IV. Presto
Son 1.X.1905: The Presentiment/Die Ahnung - Con Moto
Son 1.X.1905: The Death/Der Tod - Adagio
On An Overgrown Path I: Our Evenings - Moderato
On An Overgrown Path I: A Blown Away Leaf - Andante
On An Overgrown Path I: Come With Us! - Andante
On An Overgrown Path I: The Madonna Of Frydek - Grave
On An Overgrown Path I: They Chattered Like Swallows - Con Moto
On An Overgrown Path I: Words Fail! - Andante
On An Overgrown Path I: Good Night! - Andante
On An Overgrown Path I: Unutterable Anguish - Andante
On An Overgrown Path I: In Tears - Larghetto
On An Overgrown Path I: The Barn Owl Has Not Flown Away! - Andante
On An Overgrown Path II: I. Andante
On An Overgrown Path II: II. Allegretto
On An Overgrown Path: I. Piu Mosso
On An Overgrown Path: II. Allegro
On An Overgrown Path: III. Vivo
A Recollection: Con Moto

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It is pianist András Schiff's near total identification with Janácek's idiom that makes these performances so special. This affinity is felt immediately in his reading of In the Mists, in which Schiff is able to evoke the tranquility of the second movement as easily as he captures the folklike simplicity of the third. The date 1.X.1905 in the title of the Piano Sonata refers to the date of the shooting of a Czech worker by Hapsburg troops. The first movement, marked "Presentiment," is spookily atmospheric, while the chilling second movement, "The Death," leaves a powerful impression. Schiff demonstrates exemplary control, so that the effect is peaceful rather than meandering. On an Overgrown Pathis Janácek at his most concentrated: in particular, the very Czech lachrymose quality of "In Tears" is all the more powerful for its simplicity. Janácek's chosen range of keyboard sonorities is remarkably wide, and Schiff manages to use these to convey the full emotional spectrum. Although these performances do not displace Firkusny's for DG, they certainly offer an entirely convincing alternative viewpoint. ECM's exemplary recording sets the seal on this recommendation. --Colin Clarke

Customer Reviews:

Heart over Head.......2005-04-11

Firkusny studied with Janacek...almost all reviewers agree that his interpretation is truest to Janacek's intent. Yet in head-to-head listenings, it's the Schiff performance that I prefer.

I find the Firkusny performance to be clinical and dry as compared to Schiff, who is more lyrical and poetic. Firkusny may be playing it how Janacek intended, but musicians are artists and are free to interpret a piece any way they like. For this piece, I choose Schiff's interpretation.

Lovely, Dark, and Deep.......2002-07-21

It's late November and you're walking out in the woods. There's a crisp coolness underfoot and in the air. And you've just lost a dear friend to time and circumstance....

That is the type of Recollection which this music evokes for me. The excellent liner notes by Imre Kertesz and Robert Cowan refer to how each one of these evocative pieces is like a short story; each contains its own inner world: the "world in a grain of sand." There is the same mystical element present that one encounters in Arvo Part's music, but there is an impressionistic element as well, more lyrical than Debussy, and more emotional.

The magnificent two-movement Sonate (1.X.1905) is easily the highlight of the album. It was written to commemorate a protesting Czech student executed on that date by German troops. The second movement (entitled simply, "Death") still has, as the liner notes aptly say, "the power to shock." There is an existential element to this music, that "poses the eternally unanswered and unanswerable question of the human condition" (Kertesz).

In response to another reviewer who has stated that the recording's sound quality is lacking: I have listened to this recording on my car's cd player, and there it does sound rather like too much of an echo is present. But on my home stereo system, with quality speakers and subwoofer, the slight echo actually enhances the haunting quality of this music. It is, for me, that echo, that silencio between the notes, that makes this music and this performance, unforgettable.

Janacek with no bite.......2002-01-27

Perhaps it's unfair to compare Schiff to Firkusny, who actually knew Janacek and kept his music always close to his heart. I'm not intimating that Schiff does not know these pieces, but to the contrary, he brings a carefully studied and balanced performance of the pieces. However, the centerpiece of this disc, Janacek's piano sonata, is a disappointment. The first movement, "Presentiment", does not have the anger that Janacek intends. Janacek was a very programatic composer, and Schiff somewhat stifles the edgy passion of this movement. The second movement, "Death", is quite good in contrast. Schiff's Schubertian touch adds fine eloquence to this intense and despondent movement. "In the Mists" pieces are played with fine sensibility and sensitiveness, and other miniatures come off with lyricism, but be it his approach or the acoustics or the Bosendorfer piano that Schiff used... there just is no sense of passion, an element of unmediated emotion. Still, the benchmark is my well-traveled double disc Firkusny on Deutsche Gramophone, with a fine, thrillingly jagged account of the first movement of the sonata.

Out of this world!.......2001-10-23

Andras Schiff has received great acclaim for his Bach and Schubert performances. I really can't understand why. However, I do like Schiff's interpretations of Scarlatti, Mozart and 20th century music. I am very fond of his contribution to the Carter disc that he made a couple of years ago. Thus, it came as no surprise when I found out that it was Schiff, whom I heard in some superb Janacek on NPR lately.

I got familiar with these works thanks to the folks at Naxos, but here we get playing at a whole different level. The works are performed with a sense of "bitter-sweetness", that is reminiscent of the late piano works of Brahms. Schiff performs Janacek as the Czech equivalent of Debussy to great effect. For me this works better than Firkushny's more Dvorak-based interpretation.

Schiff's tribute to Janacek is hauntingly beautiful and should make its way to the collection of anyone with a serious interest in the piano repertoire.

One small comment. Uncharacteristically for ECM, the piano sound is a bit disappointing. The timbre tends towards the nasal/metallic and is very much at odds with the sound that I heard Schiff produce in concert

Haunting and Timely.......2001-09-26

In this time of great tragedy in our nation, music helps ease the grief and anxiety we feel our souls. This phenomenal CD of piano music by the polish composer Leos Janacek, played by Andras Schiff, is hauntingly beautiful. The music plays to the heart.

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Very good reading, but not the best, of really lovely music
Wonderful music, but I'm not sure I like the interpretation
Absolutely breath-taking
Firkusny redraws a misguided portrait.

Leos Janácek: Piano Works
Leos Janacek , Rudolf Firkusny , Rafael Kubelik , and Members of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
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ASIN: B000001GXO
Release Date: 1997-11-11

Tracks:

Auf verwachsenem Pfade: Tema con variazioni - Leos Janacek
Auf verwachsenem Pfade: I. Our evenings - Moderato - Leos Janacek
Auf verwachsenem Pfade: II. A Blown-Away Leaf - Leos Janacek
Auf verwachsenem Pfade: III. Come With Us! - Leos Janacek
Auf verwachsenem Pfade: IV. The Madonna Of Frydek - Leos Janacek
Auf verwachsenem Pfade: V. They Chattered Like Swallows - Leos Janacek
Auf verwachsenem Pfade: VI. Words Fail! - Leos Janacek
Auf verwachsenem Pfade: VII. Good Night! - Leos Janacek
Auf verwachsenem Pfade: VIII. Unutterable Anguish - Leos Janacek
Auf verwachsenem Pfade: IX. In Tears - Leos Janacek
Auf verwachsenem Pfade: X. The Barn Owl Has Not Flown Away! - Leos Janacek
Auf verwachsenem Pfade: XI. Andante - Leos Janacek
Auf verwachsenem Pfade: XII. Allegretto - Leos Janacek
Auf verwachsenem Pfade: XIII. Piu mosso - Leos Janacek
Auf verwachsenem Pfade: XIV. Vivo - Leos Janacek
Auf verwachsenem Pfade: XV. Allegro-adagio - Leos Janacek
Erinnerung: Reminiscence - Leos Janacek

Tracks:

Klaviersonate 1. X. 1905: The Presentiment - L. Janacek
Klaviersonate 1. X. 1905: Death - L. Janacek
Im Nebel: I. Andante-Poco mosso-Tempo I-Adagio-Con moto - L. Janacek
Im Nebel: II. Molto Adagio-Presto-Grave-Tempo I - L. Janacek
Im Nebel: III. Andantino-Poco mosso-Tempo I - L. Janacek
Im Nebel: IV. Presto-Andante-Tempo I-Adagio-Vivo-Andante-Tempo I-Adagio - L. Janacek
Concertino: I. Moderato - L. Janacek
Concertino: II. Piu mosso-Presto-Prestissimo - L. Janacek
Concertino: III. Con moto-Lento-Tempo I - L. Janacek
Concertino: IV. Allegro-Presto - L. Janacek
Capriccio: I. Allegro-Vivace-Maestoso-Presto - L. Janacek
Capriccio: II. Adagio-Vivo-Tempo I - L. Janacek
Capriccio: III. Allegretto-Allegro-Allegretto - L. Janacek
Capriccio: IV. Andante-Maestos vivo-Tempo I-Allegro-Grave - L. Janacek

Customer Reviews:

Very good reading, but not the best, of really lovely music.......2004-02-16

As a long-time fan of Janacek, I know this recording from LP. It is quite well played, and is one of the only recordings out there of Janacek's wonderful and generally neglected piano works. My only problem with it is that I also have a recording of some of this music (also on LP, and not available on CD, alas) by Ivan Moravec. Like many of Moravec's recordings, that one ruined anyone else's interpretation for me - it is delicate, nuanced and in places capable of moving one to tears. Firkusny's playing is more straightforward, maybe a trifle colder, but the quality of the music still comes across.

Wonderful music, but I'm not sure I like the interpretation.......2003-01-18

Janacek is one of my favorite composers; I am currently learning "On the Overgrown Path" on the piano. I bought this CD based on the glowing reviews on this site.
I myself don't much care for Firkusny's style. I am only a student. More importantly, I think, I am an American; perhaps I'm too ignorant of Czech style to appreciate the interpretation. That said, I want more clarity. I want the rubato to be more overt. I love the music, but I want it to be more overwhelming---I really like the Guarneri Quartet's interpretation of the string quartets.
I'd be interested in hearing Schiff's interpretation of this music; I'm not sure I'd recommend Firkusny unless you are a scholar or a true devotee of Czech style.

Absolutely breath-taking.......2000-06-20

This is, simply put, one of the best CD sets out there. Janacek truly had a gift for writing piano music, and, equally so, Firkunsky had a gift for interpreting them. Every piece on these discs is a gem, from the peaceful "On the Overgrown Path" to, my personal favorite, the intense and mature "Capriccio", these CDs have no weak points. If you are at all a fan of Moravia's greatest composer, or if you are looking for an introduction to his works, this is a can't miss.

Firkusny redraws a misguided portrait........1999-01-15

These are the first Janacek CDs I have purchased. Previously I heard some of the operas and had been only mildly interested in the great Czech. From those earlier experiences I had drawn a certain image of Janacek that these CDs have forced me to reimagine. "On The Overgrown Path" is performed with such simple warmth that it is overwhelming. "Reminiscence", according to the CD jacket, was Janacek's final work. It is an historic half a minute. The two movement sonata - the last movement to which Janacek apparently tore to pieces and hurled into a river - is a wonderful blend of Czech morbidity and intermittent promise. This is an awesome release that any pianophile absolutely must own. I would have given it ten stars if I could.

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Atmospheric Janacek

For Accordion
Janacek , and Anzellotti
Manufacturer: Winter & Winter
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Release Date: 2002-07-02

Tracks:

On An Overgrown Path-1st Series: Our Evenings-Moderato
On An Overgrown Path-1st Series: A Blown Away Leaf-Andante
On An Overgrown Path-1st Series: Come With Us!-Andante
On An Overgrown Path-1st Series: The Madonna Of Frydek-Grave
On An Overgrown Path-1st Series: They Chattered Like Swallows-Con Moto
On An Overgrown Path-1st Series: Words Fail!-Andante
On An Overgrown Path-1st Series: Good Night!-Andante
On An Overgrown Path-1st Series: Unutterable Anguish-Andante
On An Overgrown Path-1st Series: In Tears-Larghetto
On An Overgrown Path-1st Series: The Barn Owl Has Not Flown Away!-Andante
On An Overgrown Path-IInd Series: II/1 Andante
On An Overgrown Path-IInd Series: 11/2 Allegretto
On An Overgrown Path-Addenda: III/1 Piu Mosso
On An Overgrown Path-Addenda: III/2 Allegro
On An Overgrown Path-Addenda: III/3 Vivo
In Remembrance: Con Moto
Three Moravian Dances: Ej, Danaj!-Allegro
Three Moravian Dances: Celadensky-Con Moto
Three Moravian Dances: Pilky-Andante
Memory: Con Moto

Customer Reviews:

Atmospheric Janacek.......2006-01-21

Anzellotti's playing of these pieces, originally written for the piano, is wonderfully atmospheric. He captures Janacek's terse, angular musik in the same way that the classic piano recordings of this music by Firkusny and Andsnes do. This release has the typically imaginative packaging that Winter & Winter provide. It is an adaptation that is true to the spirit of the composer.

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