The 1st work is an opera, sung in Czech; libretto by the composer, based on: Zapiski iz mertvogo doma / Fyodor Dostoyevsky.
The 2nd work is a suite for flute/piccolo, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, horn, and bassoon.
The 3rd work for 9 mixed voices, piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, double bass, ocarina, piano, and toy drum; sung in Czech, Slovak, and Ukranian.
Performance of the 1st work based on the copyist manuscript containing subsequent additions by the composer, as well as the autograph score.
Author
Janáček, Leoš, 1854-1928, composer.
Title
From the house of the dead ; Mládi ; Ríkadla / Janáček.
Publisher
London : Decca, [1991]
Copyright date
℗1980
Playing time
013024 001656 001524
Type of content
performed music
Type of medium
computer
Type of carrier
online resource
Digital file characteristics
audio file
Performer
In the 1st work: Jiří Zahradníček, Ivo Žídek, tenors ; Václav Zítek, baritone ; Dalibor Jedlička, bass ; supporting soloists ; Wiener Staatsopernchor ; Wiener Philharmoniker ; Sir Charles MacKerras, conductor. In the 2nd-3rd works: London Sinfonietta and Chorus ; David Atherton, conductor.
Event
1st work recorded 1980 March Sofiensaal, Vienna.
2nd-3rd works recorded 1978 July Rosslyn Hill Chapel, London.