Janacek
Passion in Old Age
'Tame as a dog, rapacious as a vulture, dry as a leaf, lapping like the surf. crackling like dry twigs in the fire. I cling to every stirring of the mind, numbed in a holy silence.
String Quartet No 2 (Intimate letters): JANACEK quartet
S.32* Finale: The Cunning Little Vixen: ZDENEK KROUPA (bar) MILOSLAV CIZEK (treble) PRAGUE NATIONAL THEATRE ORCHESTRA. conducted by BOHUMIL GREGOR : records
(The 50th anniversary of Janacek's death is featured in RADIO
TIMES next week)