David Bruce Composer | Janáček and the art of reaching a climax @DBruce | Uploaded June 2018 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
This week I look at one of my favourite pieces of classical music, Leoš Janáček's Sinfonietta.

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In particular I look at the idea of tension and release in music, and how Janacek manages to scale a seemingly impossible height to return to the already volcanic heights of the opening. It's quite a trip.

Extracts used from:
youtube.com/watch?v=9aFTv50AoEQ
Mark Elder, Halle Orchestra

Gloria from Glagolitic Mass
youtube.com/watch?v=Xd2Xnx5Qjsc
Chorus and Symphony Orchestra of Bayerischer Rundfunk

Mariss Jansons, conductor