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Notes and Editorial Reviews
Firkusny's quickness of response, his sensitivity of phrase, his ability to seek out the essence of Janacek's lyrical statements in a brief melodic curve are as rewarding as ever.
Rudolf Firkusny's fine set of performances on DG has long been a touchstone of interpretation of Janacek's piano music; and his quickness of response, his sensitivity of phrase, his ability to seek out the essence of Janacek's lyrical statements in a brief melodic curve are as rewarding as ever on the new RCA disc. He has not greatly modified them, except by sometimes refining his response still further... The Sonata's two movements are entitled ''Presentiment'' and ''Death'', and refer to an incident when a worker was killed in demonstrations
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for a Czech University in Brno. Firkusny plays the first movement with a controlled nervous intensity that makes its point well... Firkusny is quick and delicate in his responses to music that must make its point deftly yet evocatively... The delicate In the mists pieces are beautifully played...
-- Gramophone [3/1991]
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Works on This Recording
1.
Sonata 1.X.1905 "From the street" by Leos Janácek
Performer:
Rudolf Firkusny (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1905; Brno, Czech Republic
Date of Recording: 06/1989
Venue: RCA Studio A, New York City
Length: 11 Minutes 39 Secs.
2.
On the overgrown path by Leos Janácek
Performer:
Rudolf Firkusny (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1901-1908; Brno, Czech Republic
Date of Recording: 06/1989
Venue: RCA Studio A, New York City
Length: 42 Minutes 21 Secs.
3.
Reminiscence for Piano by Leos Janácek
Performer:
Rudolf Firkusny (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1928; Brno, Czech Republic
Date of Recording: 06/1989
Venue: RCA Studio A, New York City
Length: 0 Minutes 48 Secs.
4.
In the mists by Leos Janácek
Performer:
Rudolf Firkusny (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1912; Brno, Czech Republic
Date of Recording: 06/1989
Venue: RCA Studio A, New York City
Length: 14 Minutes 4 Secs.
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