Thursday’s Something Else (Janáček)
Today I thought I’d go for a bit of Janáček – From the House of the Dead. There’s nothing wrong with it, just not the most exciting writing for the voice. If it were a symphony I’d think “the orchestration is so vivid, it’d make a great opera” 😉 In conclusion, I’d go see it, as it could prove more exciting that way.
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Posted on February 5, 2015, in 20th century, audio only, thursday's something else and tagged from the house of the dead, leoš janáček, z mrtvého domu. Bookmark the permalink. 2 Comments.
opera, innit? 
Do look for the Chereau/Boulez DVD. It is AWESOME. I am not sure I would ever just sit and listen to the piece, but I found it gripping. There are chunks of it on YT with German Subtitle(unfortunately the picture is not great, but I think it gives a good sense of it.)
It looks good, I agree. Cheers for the recommendation 🙂