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Janácek: Recollection
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Track Listings
| 1 | In The Mist: I. Andante |
| 2 | In The Mist: II. Molto Adagio |
| 3 | In The Mist: III. Andante |
| 4 | In The Mist: IV. Presto |
| 5 | Son 1.X.1905: The Presentiment/Die Ahnung - Con Moto |
| 6 | Son 1.X.1905: The Death/Der Tod - Adagio |
| 7 | On An Overgrown Path I: Our Evenings - Moderato |
| 8 | On An Overgrown Path I: A Blown Away Leaf - Andante |
| 9 | On An Overgrown Path I: Come With Us! - Andante |
| 10 | On An Overgrown Path I: The Madonna Of Frydek - Grave |
| 11 | On An Overgrown Path I: They Chattered Like Swallows - Con Moto |
| 12 | On An Overgrown Path I: Words Fail! - Andante |
| 13 | On An Overgrown Path I: Good Night! - Andante |
| 14 | On An Overgrown Path I: Unutterable Anguish - Andante |
| 15 | On An Overgrown Path I: In Tears - Larghetto |
| 16 | On An Overgrown Path I: The Barn Owl Has Not Flown Away! - Andante |
| 17 | On An Overgrown Path II: I. Andante |
| 18 | On An Overgrown Path II: II. Allegretto |
| 19 | On An Overgrown Path: I. Piu Mosso |
| 20 | On An Overgrown Path: II. Allegro |
| 21 | On An Overgrown Path: III. Vivo |
| 22 | 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
Product details
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Language : English
- Product Dimensions : 5.63 x 5.16 x 0.47 inches; 4.37 Ounces
- Manufacturer : ECM
- Item model number : 1991605
- Original Release Date : 2001
- SPARS Code : DDD
- Date First Available : January 13, 2007
- Label : ECM
- ASIN : B000059X1W
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #46,157 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl)
- #49 in Classical Character Pieces
- #192 in Classical Sonatas
- #947 in Chamber Music (CDs & Vinyl)
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I'm a huge fan of Janacek, by the way. His operas are my favorites of all 20th C operas, especially "The Cunning Little Vixen". His two string quartets rank for me along with those of Bartok and Shostakovitch as the finest of the century, and they're availble now in a superb performance by the Emerson Quartet. His assorted sinfoniettas for wind ensemble, written late in his career, are "things of beauty and a joy forever," especially because as a bassoonist I get to play them my way. Now, if I were a pianist ....
Enter Andras Schiff; while he does not displace Firkusny that is mostly because their approaches are so different as to be complimentary, the performances here are fully idiomatic, detailed and stirring. "On an Overgrown Path" is variegated, flexible and unpredictable in terms of moods and mood shifts, sufficiently so to become truly haunting; the Sonate is stirringly restless and makes a unique impact, and In the Mist is graceful and poignant in an almost otherworldly manner resembling no other auditory experience. ECM's engineering is dazzling, even though the piano sound becomes almost over-resplendent at times (perhaps there is a little too much reverberance). In any case, this is a classic, and completely unmissable
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.
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