Janáček loved the music of speech, sometimes stopping a friend or colleague mid-sentence to jot down the pitches and rhythm of a particular turn of phrase. His rollicking Mládi opens with just such a phrase, which translates as "Youth, golden youth." He wrote this sextet (wind quintet plus bass clarinet in 1924 for his own 70th birthday. In addition to "speech-melodies," you'll also hear Moravian polkas and folksongs.
JANÁČEK Mládi (Youth) (recorded live 9/27/08)
Joanna Goldstein, flute
Jennifer Montbach, oboe
Eran Egozy, clarinet
Rane Moore, bass clarinet
Carlos Arias, bassoon
Anne Howarth, horn
Movement 1
Movement 2
Movement 3
Movement 4
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