Janácek: Ríkadla Collegium Vocale Gent & Philippe Herreweghe

• Leoš Janáček (1854-1928): The Wild Duck, JW IV/18
• 1 The Wild Duck, JW IV/18 03:17
• Our Birch Tree, JW IV/22
• 2 Our Birch Tree, JW IV/22 02:40
• Elegy on the Death of My Daughter Olga, JW IV/30
• 3 Elegy on the Death of My Daughter Olga, JW IV/30 06:49
• 1.X.1905 (From the Street, 1 October 1905), JW VIII/19
• 4 I. Foreboding 04:49
• 5 II. Death 06:41
• Halfar the Schoolmaster, JW IV/33
• 6 Halfar the Schoolmaster, JW IV/33 05:04
• The Wolf´s Trail, JW IV/39
• 7 The Wolf´s Trail, JW IV/39 06:34
• The Wandering Madman, JW IV/43
• 8 The Wandering Madman, JW IV/43 04:13
• Concertino, JW VII/11
• 9 I. Moderato 05:06
• 10 II. Piú mosso 03:23
• 11 III. Con moto 03:11
• 12 IV. Allegro 03:56
• Nursery Rhymes, JW V/17
• 13 I. Introduction 00:29
• 14 II. The Beetroot Got Married 01:19
• 15 III. There´s Nothing Better Than Springtime 01:00
• 16 IV. The Mole Creeps 01:00
• 17 V. Karel Rode Off to Hell 00:28
• 18 VI. Ripped Trousers 00:25
• 19 VII. Franta the Knacker´s Son Played the Bass-Fiddle 00:46
• 20 VIII. Our Dog, Our Dog 00:33
• 21 IX. I'm Giving a Little Talk 00:48
• 22 X. The Old Woman Was Making Magic 00:28
• 23 XI. Ho, Ho, Off Go the Cows 00:59
• 24 XII. My Tiny Little Wife 00:37
• 25 XIII. Granny´s Crawling Into the Elder Bush 00:21
• 26 XIV. A White Goat´s Picking Pears 00:36
• 27 XV. German-Beetle Broke Some Pans 00:36
• 28 XVI. A Goat Is Lying in the Hay 00:33
• 29 XVII. Vasek, Pasek, the Drummer 00:41
• 30 XVIII. Frantík, Frantík 00:22
• 31 XIX. The Bear Sat On a Tree Trunk 01:26
• Total Runtime 01:09:10

Info for Janácek: Ríkadla

Even though the international reputation of Leoš Janáček was first and foremost built round his operas, it would be regrettable to neglect his choral and instrumental works in which the Moravian composer gave us some of the most beautiful pages of his art. Slavic soul - of that there is no doubt -, he charms with his unique stylistic originality, nurtured on popular culture and folklore. Under the sure, inspired conducting of Reinbert de Leeuw, the Collegium Vocale Gent and Het Collectief ensemble combine choral works and purely instrumental music: From Potulný šílenec (The Wandering Madman) to the Piano Sonata ‘1.X.1905’, arranged by the Dutch conductor for thirteen instruments, by way of the famous Říkadla or Elegie na smrt dcery Olgy (Elegy on the Death of my Daughter Olga), Reinbert de Leeuw transmits naturally his love of the composer and inspires his musicians with an infectious poetic energy.

Collegium Vocale Gent & Het Collectief
Reinbert de Leeuw, conductor

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