Janáček: Glagolitic Mass The Eternal Gospel

Netopil, Tomáš, Prague Philharmonic Chorus, Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra

SU 4150-2

Brand new recording of a Janacek masterpiece, along with a lesser know gem! In the wake of the highly acclaimed recording of Janáeks symphonic works (SU41312) which was an Editors Choice in Gramophone, August 2013, Tomá Netopil and the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra have focused on the composers choral pieces. • The Glagolitic Mass is a well known work, yet not in the composers original September 1927 version, as it was performed at the premiere in Brno, which has been recorded for the very first time for this CD. It is fascinating to observe how many distinct traits of Janáeks expressive musical language have vanished from the work as a result of its later modifications. • The Eternal Gospel, on the other hand, is a piece virtually unknown worldwide (the only previous Supraphon recording was made almost fifty years ago). Janáek was inspired by, and created the libretto on the basis of, Jaroslav Vrchlickýs poem about the medieval monk Joachim de Fiore, to whom an angel appeared, bringing tidings of the arrival of a realm of love. Janáek worked on the piece concurrently with the opera The Excursion of Mr. Brouek to the Moon and completed it in the spring of 1914, a few months prior to the outbreak of World War I. Netopils new recording may facilitate bringing the remarkable work back to concert stages. A premiere recording of the Glagolitic Masss original version.

CD x 1

Supraphon

19.08.14

99925415020

Gramophone: 'Editor´s Choice' (2014)