Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, Béla Bartók, Ludwig van Beethoven, Leonard Bernstein, Johannes Brahms, Dave Brubeck
Performer: Janoska Ensemble, Ondrej Janoska, Roman Janoska, Julius Darvas, František Janoska
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Catalogue: 4540390
Release: 2022
Size: 1.22 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043 (Arr. Janoska Ensemble)
01. I. Vivace
02. II. Largo ma non tanto
03. III. Allegro
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 “Pathétique” (Arr. Janoska Ensemble)
04. II. Adagio cantabile
Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G Minor, WoO 1 No. 1 (Arr. Janoska Ensemble)
05. Allegro molto
06. Janoska: Souvenir pour Elise (Based on Beethoven’s “For Elise”)
07. Janoska: ¡Buenos Días, Marco! For my youngest son
Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances in Janoska Style
08. I. Jocul cu bâta
09. II. Brâul
10. III. Pe Loc
11. IV. Buciumeana
12. V. Poarga românesca
13. VI. Mărunțel
14. Janoska: Bellissima Naomi! Lullaby for my daughter
15. Brubeck: Blue Rondo à la Turk
16. Janoska: Bagatelle pour Va-Le. For my two daughters Valentina and Leticia
17. Bernstein: Candide – Overture
18. Janoska: 9 Symphonies in 9 Minutes (Paraphrase on Ludwig van Beethoven’s 9 Symphonies)
What makes the new recordings of the Janoska Ensemble so special? Their sensitivity to subcutaneous atmospheres, the ability to transcend conventional articulatory conciseness and, last but not least, the way they deliberately turn a blind eye to genres and styles. No matter what this quartet plays, it all comes together to create the popular Janoska aesthetic. It strikes a fine balance between the Apollonian and Dionysian – reason and passion. Progress may occasionally gallop in the wrong direction, but with ‘The Big B’s’ the Janoska Ensemble presents music that is deeply human. These may be strange times, but they are still beautiful. Not least thanks to this wonderfully hybrid music, which so perfectly expresses the outlook of the Janoska Ensemble that brings people together.