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Shortly after that meeting Horenstein conducted the Viennese premiere of the “Sinfonietta” (12 February 1928, with the same orchestra as featured on this recording), and during the 1931\/32 season directed at least eight fully-staged performances in Düsseldorf of “Aus einem Totenhaus” to critical and public acclaim that resonated throughout Germany. For that production he was assisted, and his appreciation of the composer further stimulated, by Max Brod, a close friend and colleague of Janáček's (and of Kafka's) and a tireless promoter of his music. The production in Düsseldorf was the last time the opera was staged in Germany until the mid-1950s, burdened not only by Nazi disapproval but also by its uncompromisingly bleak prison camp setting, a sensitive subject in post-war Germany.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter the war Horenstein continued to perform Janáček's music on radio, on recordings and in concerts, including the Argentine premiere of the “Sinfonietta” in Buenos Aires in 1951 and the American premiere of “The Makropulos Case” in San Francisco in 1966. The present recording of “House of the Dead”, the opera's French premiere, was given in concert form in one of Radio France's Paris studios on 14 May 1953. Sung in French before an invited audience, the opera was broadcast live on national radio but the date clashed with a performance by the visiting Vienna State Opera, and Horenstein's prediction that “not a single member of the press will be at my concert!” was not much of an exaggeration. This was unfortunate because the occasion found him, the orchestra and the vocalists in top dramatic form - concentrated, involved and intensely engaged. To listen to the opera in French may disappoint those familiar with the original Czech, but there is compensation in some fine characterization and vocal acting from the principal members of the cast. The version recorded here uses Universal Edition's posthumously published score from 1930 that included various modifications by editors as well as the inclusion of a more optimistic ending, none of which were sanctioned by the composer and which have been discarded in the recently published critical edition. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHorenstein admired Janáček for his independence and for the utter originality of his language, untouched by the compositional trends of his time. In the case of the “Sinfonietta”, the work entered his repertoire after his meeting with the composer when he was still a young and inexperienced conductor, and resurfaced when he included it in several post-war performances before recording it for Vox Records in 1955, the source for the present recording. The sessions took place during a two week period in Vienna that also included recordings of “Taras Bulba”, Bruckner's 8th Symphony (PASC 429) and violin concertos by Bruch and Sibelius (PASC 516) played by Ivry Gitlis. An early recording of the “Sinfonietta” often criticized for its lack of propulsive energy, Horenstein's reading is contemplative and inward-looking, perhaps influenced by Janáček's withdrawal of its “Military” appellation, employing slow, deliberate tempi  and textures that introduce an element of wistful nostalgia into the music and underline the sombre nobility of its Slavic roots. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMisha Horenstein\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_thumbnail1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_thumbnail2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_download_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample3_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample4_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample5_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample6_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_labelfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fFull Track Listing578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_typefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5ftrack_listing578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_contentfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 24px;\"\u003eHORENSTEIN conducts Janáček\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDisc One\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eJANÁČEK   \u003c\/b\u003eFrom The House Of The Dead \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e(sung in French)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e(De la maison des morts - Z mrtvého domu)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Overture  (6:00)\u003cbr\u003e2. Act I - Aujourd'hui ils apporteront  (4:35)\u003cbr\u003e3. Quel est ton nom  (3:44)\u003cbr\u003e4. Allons, plus de colère  (2:31)\u003cbr\u003e5. Il ne verrais pas jamais  (1:26)\u003cbr\u003e6. Quand j'étais un bon jeune homme  (3:56)\u003cbr\u003e7. Aljeja, t'as pas un bout d'fil  (7:32)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e8. Act II - Introduction  (2:42)\u003cbr\u003e9. Ah mon Aljejo  (2:38)\u003cbr\u003e10. Alexandr Petrovic, on prépare la fête  (3:55)\u003cbr\u003e11. Je dirais tout  (5:54)\u003cbr\u003e12. Après quoi le temps passe  (2:48)\u003cbr\u003e13. La la la la la  (6:21)\u003cbr\u003e14. La pantomime de la belle meunière  (2:07)\u003cbr\u003e15. Et là bas, que je vous demande  (1:48)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDisc Two\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Act III - Jésus, fils de Dieu  (3:55)\u003cbr\u003e2. Ah frères, va mourir, c'est pas rien  (5:27)\u003cbr\u003e3. Mes pauvres petits frères  (3:15)\u003cbr\u003e4. 'Vous', disait-il au vieux père  (3:22)\u003cbr\u003e5. Filka m'à tourni  (2:04)\u003cbr\u003e6. La vodka  (4:30)\u003cbr\u003e7. Le lendemain  (10:10)\u003cbr\u003e8. Hou ... Hou ... Hou  (6:29)\u003cbr\u003e9. RADIO Closing announcement  (1:23)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCAST:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLucien Lovano\u003c\/b\u003e (Bar.),  Chichkov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoger Barnier\u003c\/b\u003e (Ten.), Skuratoff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJean Giraudeau\u003c\/b\u003e (Ten.), Luka Kouzmitch\/Filka Morosov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDoda Conrad\u003c\/b\u003e (Bar.), Prison Commander\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBernard Demigny\u003c\/b\u003e (Bar.), Alexandr Petrowitch\/Gorjantchikov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerard Friedmann\u003c\/b\u003e (Ten.),  Aljeja\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eXavier Depraz\u003c\/b\u003e (Bass), Don Juan\/Tchekunoff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichel Hamel \u003c\/b\u003e(Ten.), Garde\/Chapkine\/Tcherevin\/Sganarelle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndre Vessieres\u003c\/b\u003e (Bar.), Le Petit Forcat\/Le Forgeron\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoseph Peyron\u003c\/b\u003e (Ten.), Grand Forcat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChoeur d’Hommes de la RTF\u003c\/b\u003e, cond. \u003cb\u003eRene Alix\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrchestre National de la RTF\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLive broadcast, Paris, 14 May 1953\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eJANÁČEK   \u003c\/b\u003eSinfonietta\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e10. 1st mvt. - 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The prisoners are expecting a new addition,\napparently it is to be some kind of \"gentleman\". The guards bring in\nAlexandr Petrovich Goryanchikov, who is immediately beaten for the sole\nreason that he is a political prisoner. The prisoners who hear his cries\ngather around a cage with an injured eagle: they would like to at least\nfree the eagle and release it from its cage, but the eagle is unable to\nfly. The return of the guards means that the prisoners have to return to\ntheir forced labour, which they try to make more tolerable by singing songs\nand telling stories. Luka Kuzmich tells them about his life and how he\nrebelled against the military authorities and even killed the major who had\nbeen abusing him. In the meantime the guards bring in Goryanichkov who is\nso weak after being beaten that he can barely stand.\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eAct 2\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\nA year passes. Goryanichkov has befriended a young Tartar called Aljeja,\nwho reminisces about his home. The prisoners are preparing for a holiday\nand so instead of working they can rest, get better food and organize a\ntheatre performance. During the preparations, Skuratov tells his story: he\nshot a German who had lured his girlfriend away. In the meantime, a\ntemporary stage has been set up and the play Kedrila and Juan can begin,\nperformed by the prisoners themselves. But not for long - one of the\nprisoners gets very drunk and attacks Aljeja.\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eAct 3\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\nAljeja is taken to hospital. The dying Luka Kuzmich also lies there -\nmoaning and breathing with difficulty, but he is conscious and listens to a\nstory told by the prisoner Shishkov. He knew Akulina, a rich girl whose\nhonour was publicly slandered by Filka Morozov. 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