Janek : Best of Leo Janek – CD

This classical music CD presents a selection of the best-known orchestral works by Leo Janek, whose distinctive musical language reflects the purity and mystery of nature in his native Hukvaldy region, together with the playfulness, longing and roughness of local folk music. The programme ranges from the famous Sinfonietta through the Lachian Dances and the rhapsody Taras Bulba to the charming suite from the opera The Cunning Little Vixen. Janeks rough tenderness has made him, alongside Dvok, Smetana and Martin, one of the most frequently performed Czech composers worldwide. The selection features leading Janek orchestras and conductors and is intended for classical music collections alongside recordings by other major composers.