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Janácek: Osud (Fate)
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by Leos Janacek, Charles Mackerras, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Barry Mora, and Christine Teare
Price:$15.98
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Listener Reviews & Comments
This is 20th century opera at its most vivid. Once considered a failure, Osud was resurrected in an English translation that actually improves upon the original libretto. The music is as vital as anything in Janacek: the piece starts a churning riff strangely reminiscent of Philip Glass; the ending is equally memorable -- startlingly brusque and humorous. Throughout, we get musical drama tied to the quick of spoken language; conversations overlap, or suddenly fall silent. At times the story is ridiculous, but the production rides over any problems. Philip Langridge, as always, is great. My only qualm: this was originally a single disc CD on EMI, for a single disc price. Though the package is nice, the price is steep for some 70:00 odd minutes.
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Janácek: Osud (Fate)
by Leos Janacek, Charles Mackerras, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Barry Mora, and Christine Teare
Price:$15.98
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