Leos Janácek
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Leos Janacek .
Leos Janácek artist page: interviews, features and/or performances archived at NPR Music
Concerts
August 6, 2010 Although populated with barnyard animals, the opera speaks volumes about human nature.
November 30, 2007 The Cunning Little Vixen is a tale of forest creatures and the beauty of their wisdom.
October 5, 2007 Patricia Racette stars in Janacek's devastating, yet stunningly beautiful opera Jenufa.
Interviews & Profiles
September 14, 2009 Hear the composer create a rich psychological universe out of tiny, power-packed emotional nuggets.
Discover Songs
February 14, 2008 Late in his life, Czech composer Leos Janacek built much of his music around an unconsummated love.
News
June 17, 2011 All the classical music news that's fit to link.
July 15, 2010 Charles Mackerras' recordings introduced me to Janacek's music and I've never looked back.
July 15, 2010 Although he never opted for a glittery career, Mackerras was a favorite of fans and critics.
Reviews
January 10, 2012 A new album by Cappella Amsterdam uncovers rarely heard music by the quirky Czech master.
More Stories
February 14, 2013 For ages composers have written love letters, but not with words on paper. Their language is music.
April 18, 2012 Opera reinvents itself in the hands of innovative composers facing a new century.
October 31, 2011 On Halloween, a serious question: Which music would you take with you to the grave?
August 19, 2011 An opera with a most unusual — and very disturbing — 'bad guy': a little old lady.
August 7, 2011 Still rarely performed, a very adult opera is swaddled in a charming fairy tale setting.
June 23, 2011 A performance of The Cunning Little Vixen at the New York Philharmonic raises myriad questions.
July 31, 2009 Janacek's The Cunning Little Vixen combines forest creatures and passionate music.
