Reinbert de Leeuw, Collegium Vocale Gent & Het Collectief - Janacek - Rikadla (2015)

Even though the international reputation of Leoš Janáček was first and foremost built round his operas, it would be regrettable to neglect his choral and instrumental works in which the Moravian composer gave us some of the most beautiful pages of his art.

Slavic soul - of that there is no doubt - he charms with his unique stylistic originality, nurtured on popular culture and folklore. Under the sure, inspired conducting of Reinbert de Leeuw, the Collegium Vocale Gent and Het Collectief ensemble combine choral works and purely instrumental music: From Potulný šílenec (The Wandering Madman) to the Piano Sonata ‘1.X.1905’, arranged by the Dutch conductor for thirteen instruments, by way of the famous Říkadla or Elegie na smrt dcery Olgy (Elegy on the Death of my Daughter Olga), Reinbert de Leeuw transmits naturally his love of the composer and inspires his musicians with an infectious poetic energy.

Tracklist:

01. The Wild Duck, JWIV/18 (3:17)
02. Our Birch Tree, JW IV/22 (2:39)
03. Elegy on the Death of My Daughter Olga. JW IV/30 (6:49)
04. 1.X. 1905 (From the Street. 1 October 1905), JW VIII/19:1. Foreboding (4:48)
05. 1.X. 1905 (From the Street. 1 October 1905). JW VIII/19: II. Death (6:41)
06. Halfar the Schoolmaster. JW IV/33 (4:59)
07. The Wolfs Trail, JW IV/39 (6:32)
08. The Wandering Madman. JW IV/43 (4:13)
09. Concertino, JW VII/11:I. Moderato (5:05)
10. Concertino, JW VII/11: II. Piu mosso (3:24)
11. Concertino, JW VII/11: III. Con moto (3:12)
12. Concertino, JW VII/11: IV. Allegro (3:56)
13. Nursery Rhymes. JW V/17:I. Introduction (0:30)
14. Nursery Rhymes. JW V/17: II. The Beetroot Got Married (1:18)
15. Nursery Rhymes. JW V/17: III. Theres Nothing Better Than Springtime (0:59)
16. Nursery Rhymes. JW V/17: IV. The Mole Creeps (1:00)
17. Nursery Rhymes, JW V/17: V. Karel Rode Off to Hell (0:27)
18. Nursery Rhymes. JW V/17: VI. Ripped Trousers (0:23)
19. Nursery Rhymes. JW V/17: VII. Franta the Knackers Son Played the Bass-Flddle (0:46)
20. Nursery Rhymes. JW V/17: VIII. Our Dog. Our Dog (0:32)
21. Nursery Rhymes. JW V/17: IX. I'm Giving a Little Talk (0:48)
22. Nursery Rhymes, JW V/17: X. The Old Woman Was Making Magic (0:28)
23. Nursery Rhymes. JW V/17: XI. Ho. Ho. Off Go the Cows (0:59)
24. Nursery Rhymes. JW V/17: XII. My Tiny Little Wife (0:36)
25. Nursery Rhymes. JW V/17: XIII. Granny's Crawling Into the Elder Bush (0:21)
26. Nursery Rhymes. JWV/17: XIV. A White Goat's Picking Pears (0:36)
27. Nursery Rhymes. JWV/17: XV. German-Beetle Broke Some Pans (0:35)
28. Nursery Rhymes. JWV/17: XVI. A Goat Is Lying in the Hay (0:32)
29. Nursery Rhymes. JWV/17: XVII. Vasek. Pasek. the Drummer (0:39)
30. Nursery Rhymes. JWV/17: XVIII. Frantlk. Frantlk (0:22)
31. Nursery Rhymes. JWV/17: XIX. The Bear Sat On a Tree Trunk (1:21)