Komenský and Janáček?
The culmination of the editorial and hymnographic activities of Jan Amos Komenský (1592-1670) is the 1659 canon, also known as the Amsterdam Canon, a testament to the high Protestant culture of the Czech Baroque. The songs found here suggest that the ever-present task is (to use J. A. K.'s phrase) 'not to reproduce paper, but wisdom'.
In September 1865, Leoš Janáček (1854-1928) became a member of the Augustinian community in Old Brno. Pavel Křížkovský solidified the foundations of his musical education here and the young boy gained valuable experience in spiritual and secular productions of the Fundatists - the so-called bluebirds. As a mature composer he was graduated as the first honorary doctor of Masaryk University on 28 January 1925.
Therefore, Komenský and Janáček...
Programme
| Leoš Janáček | Naše večery |
| Amsterodamský kancionál | K začátku nějakého zvláštního předsevzetí |
| Leoš Janáček | Pojďte s námi |
| Amsterodamský kancionál | Ach, Bože kam se podíti v tyto časy nové |
| Leoš Janáček | Dobrou noc |
| Amsterodamský kancionál | Studně nepřevážená |
| Leoš Janáček | Štěbetaly jak laštovičky |
| Leoš Janáček | Moravian folk poetry in songs
|
Interpreters
Petr Hala – piano
Vladimír Richter – vocal