Great Composers: Leoš Janáček

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5 жыл бұрын

A look at a unique Czech.
This was requested by KZfaqrs Erik Satie, Quicksilverfan69, RandoMoldova, and Sean Ramsdell. See all requests at www.lentovivace.com/classicaln....
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Classical Nerd is a weekly video series covering music history, theoretical concepts, and techniques, hosted by composer, pianist, and music history aficionado Thomas Little.
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Music:
- Leoš Janáček: Mládí, performed by the Soni Ventorum Wind Quintet and available on IMSLP: tinyurl.com/y75h34uv
- Video of conductor Jakub Hrůša discussing Leoš Janáček: uciNH5hCCvI
- Thomas Little: Dance! #2 in E minor, Op. 1 No. 2, performed by Rachel Fellows, Michael King, and Bruce Tippette
- Boris Blank and Dieter Meier: Oh Yeah [original upload: 6jJkdRaa04g]
- Leoš Janáček: On an Overgrown Path, mvt. 1, performed by Chris Breemer
[free recording courtesy pianosociety.com]
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@ClassicalNerd 5 жыл бұрын

There are currently more requests for Franz Schubert, but at the time I put this video into production, Janáček led the request pool, and it was too late for me to switch gears to Schubert.

@richpeeps515 11 ай бұрын

I thought that Bedrich Smetana was truly the dubbed "the father of Czech music"?

@jansmejkal6846 4 жыл бұрын

I happen to be czech as well, and I find your attention to detail remarkable. It truly is pornounced the way you pronounced it, I am aware of no youtuber focusing on this topic making this much effort to not mispronounce! It is truly apreciated, we can get a bit jumpy when it comes to the portrayal of our country abroad. Keep up the good work!

@ClassicalNerd 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I try my best to get my pronunciations as correct as possible. It's not always easy since American English doesn't have an especially wide range of phonemes when compared to some other languages ...

@rexdxiv 5 жыл бұрын

My favorite composer!

@ferdinandcomposer4235 6 ай бұрын

Every time I want to learn about a composer I come to you first. Thank you for these wonderful videos.

@robertberger4203 5 жыл бұрын

Actually, the different stress in Janacek's name is because he was from a region of northern Moravia close to the Polish border , and Polish has stress on the next to last syllable . His dialect had Polish stress patterns .

@morrigambist 5 ай бұрын

I was pleased to know that Janacek went to Russia. I expect he heard Boris Godunov there, since that work's "glukho" is the derivation of the melodic line from the spoken language, as in so many of Janacek's works.

@doogalloonni 2 жыл бұрын

I've always resonated with Janáček. Such a 'tragic' figure in many ways. Thanks to all your insightful information, (and Jim's) I now see even greater similarities, which I'm not so sure how grateful I might be for.... TY

@Quicksilverfan69 5 жыл бұрын

Ah yes, awesome video! Good ol' Leos, one of my favourites alongside Bartok, highly original compositions imo.

@zeadsi 3 жыл бұрын

Great vid, glad I found this channel. I have a version of Janacek's Little Vixen where the 3 acts weren't chopped to ribbons for the studio release. One of my fav LPs.

@brendaboykin3281 3 жыл бұрын

YOU ARE WONDERFUL, delightful and informative!!! 🌹🌹🌹

@brendaboykin3281 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Thomas🌹🌹🌹

@milagroelstak 5 жыл бұрын

Great video

@jorgejapiano 2 жыл бұрын

Genius, thanks!

@Mackeson3 5 жыл бұрын

Another great 20th century Czech composer worth a video l think, Bohuslav Martinu.

@ClassicalNerd 5 жыл бұрын

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@Mackeson3 5 жыл бұрын

@@ClassicalNerd Thank you!

@neo-eclesiastul9386 5 жыл бұрын

it took you 40 seconds to justify your pronouncing totally worth it

@zacharydetrick7428 5 жыл бұрын

you made me wait sooooooooo long for that intro

@zacharydetrick7428 5 жыл бұрын

you're winner!

@user-fx6xd5pm3q 5 жыл бұрын

You need more subs and views.

@zacharydetrick7428 5 жыл бұрын

this channel could get him a lecturing job anywhere if he wants it

@emanuel_soundtrack 4 жыл бұрын

건빵 me too

@jstov 5 жыл бұрын

Nice! Your videos are getting better. Keep it up!!!

@tsubiku8565 5 жыл бұрын

Great video and pronunciation. Just a little correction. The stress is actually on the first syllable, but in czech it doesn't really matter, because it's so weak (probably why you don't hear it). The comma on the á means you say the a longer, imagine it like aa, it doesn't mean stress. As for the moravian thing, there are a lot of regional dialects in czech language and they don't follow any rules like that (it's just weird). Also again in czech the stress is generally on the first syllable but really has no importance, just don't bother with it (we don't :D). But again, great video, I did learn a lot from it. :)

@ClassicalNerd 5 жыл бұрын

Good to know! I was just glad I could find a pronunciation from an actual Czech person; for more obscure composers, I often have to take educated guesses in unfamiliar languages. (And there were a _number_ of takes where I said it wrong, because I've heard it mispronounced all my life!)

@tsubiku8565 5 жыл бұрын

@@ClassicalNerd I totally understand and I really appreciate you doing this. Those little details are what's great about you. And I've learned a lot even though I'm Czech myself so thank you! :)

@stephenfegely 2 жыл бұрын

@nigelhaywood9753 Жыл бұрын

You're very funny. Classical music needs that!

@Fiik-guitarist 3 жыл бұрын

Kostelnicka means churchwoman. I'm from czech, iam rehearsal pianist for acting conservatory and and every student must sing some of his Moravian songs :D it is usually about being shot in habsburgs vs someone war, being in love with someone who is unfaithful but pretty, but also about ontoligical questions or if the tree in forest is product of Jesus or just mother nature

@hannamanning2807 5 жыл бұрын

I know he's not a composer but could you do a video about William Primrose? Love your channel and all your videos, thanks!

@ClassicalNerd 5 жыл бұрын

Primrose has been added to the request pool: www.lentovivace.com/classicalnerd.html

@hannamanning2807 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!!!

@qwaqwa1960 5 жыл бұрын

What's that crazy recorder/clarinet thing at the bottom-right of the screen?

@ClassicalNerd 5 жыл бұрын

It's a cheap recorder that I apparently played when I was in kindergarten.

@qwaqwa1960 5 жыл бұрын

Darn...I was hoping for something exotic - perhaps from the Jetsons' universe :-}

@taurus_x_cz 4 жыл бұрын

As a Czech native, I have to say that Janáček is pronounced with stress on the first syllable. The á is long but still isn't stressed. It might be different in Moravia but Standard Czech is clear about stress :) Probably complicated, I know. But thanks a lot for the video!

@ClassicalNerd 4 жыл бұрын

I was just trying to copy the pronunciation from the Czech conductor in the video I found. Perhaps I misheard the long “á” as a stressed syllable when it's really just longer? Hard to say.

@pavelopsitos3949 2 жыл бұрын

🌄♥

@neo-eclesiastul9386 5 жыл бұрын

Make please a video about Zoltan Kodaly

@ClassicalNerd 5 жыл бұрын

Due to the number of requests I receive, I've capped the number of requests I can get from any individual at five. You currently have six requests active in the pool, which I've grandfathered in-but I can't allow any more right now. Sorry!