Janacek: Hospodine!

Slavonic Diary and Divine Services

Gabriela Benackova (soprano), Vera Soukupova (alto), Frantisek Livora (tenor), Karel Prusa (bass), Jan Hora (organ), Radoslav Kvapil (piano)

Czech Philharmonic Choir, Vaclav Neumann

This lean, incisive Glagolitic Mass from 1978 has an authentic tang, but the sound is dry and unflattering. The couplings are interesting, especially in the fervent tenor Miroslav Frydlewicz... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2017, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 18th Aug 2017
Catalogue No: PRD250382
Label: Praga
Series: Digitals

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Janáček: Hospodine!

Václav Neumann

Janáček: Glagolitic Mass

January 1978. Remastered and edited by Alexandra Evrard
Gabriela Benackova (soprano), Vera Soukupova (alto), Frantisek Livora (tenor), Karel Prusa (bass), Jan Hora (organ)
Czech Philharmonic Choir
Václav Neumann

Janáček: The Diary of One Who Disappeared

Radoslav Kvapil (piano)
Václav Neumann

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These three pieces, sung in old Slavonic and Moravian dialect, offer a compelling portrait of Janácek, a former Brno monk. He became acquainted with ecclesiastical traditions and local folklore, first in the monastery choir and then at the organ, where the spoken language permeates the music. His patriotism and humanist fervour is reflected in all his work and here his grandiose 'Slava' [Gloria] proudly celebrates Slavic culture.

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August 2017

This lean, incisive Glagolitic Mass from 1978 has an authentic tang, but the sound is dry and unflattering. The couplings are interesting, especially in the fervent tenor Miroslav Frydlewicz in the Diary.

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