Composer: Leoš Janáček
Performer: Olena Kushpler
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Avi Music
Catalogue: 725443
Release: 2021
Size: 571 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
In the Mists
01. I. Andante
02. II. Molto adagio
03. III. Andantino
04. IV. Presto – meno mosso
On an overgrown path, Book I
05. No. 1, Our Evenings
06. No. 2, A Blown-Away Leaf
07. No. 3, Come With Us!
08. No. 4, The Frýdeck Madonna
09. No. 5, They Chattered Like Swallows
10. No. 6, Words Fail!
11. No. 7, Good Night!
12. No. 8, Unutterable Anguish
13. No. 9, In Tears
14. No. 10, The Barn Owl Has Not Flown Away
Intimate Sketches
15. No. 1, Malostransky Palace
16. No. 2, Unitled
17. No. 3, Melody
18. No. 4, Moderato
19. No. 5, Just Blind Fate?
20. No. 6, So You Can Never Return
21. No. 7, The Golden Ring
22. No. 8, Waiting For You
23. No. 9, Rondo
24. No. 10, In Memoriam
25. No. 11, My Olga
26. No. 12, Lullaby
27. A Recollection
28. Intimate Sketches: No. 13, Lord Jesus Christ is Born
Ukrainian-born Germnan pianist Olena Kushpler has been fascinated by the music of Leoš Janáček ever since her youth. First by his vocal works, only then discovering his incredible piano repertoire later in her life. When she heard this music, she immediately grasped the great Czech composer’s basic aesthetic principle: he wanted to write a music of truth. Virtuosity for virtuosity’s sake had no place in his approach. This album includes some of the composer’s most celebrated works for solo piano, including the beautiful miniatures of from the collection On an Overgrown Path.