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It's hard to think of a twentieth century Czech-language opera that has enjoyed more success than Leos Janácek's Jenufa, and there is certainly no shortage of good recordings of it. Among the most exceptional is this effort for Decca led by Charles Mackerras. Elisabeth Söderström is riveting in her portrayal of the small-town girl desperate that the empty-headed Steva, played by Petr Dvorský, will marry her and legitimize their child. Wieslav Ochman is alternatively menacing and touching as Steva's crazed, jealousy-confused rival and Lucia Popp makes a memorable turn in the relatively minor role of Karolka; Mackerras keeps things moving at a breathless pace. Perhaps one might concede that a 130-minute opera doesn't need "extras," but this set has a couple of useful ones. It includes the last scene as revised, rather aggressively, by orchestrator Karel Kovarovic, and "Jealousy," the original overture of Jenufa that Janácek had cast aside in favor of another, but that later became a popular concert work in its own right. Mackerras' Jenufa is an excellent choice for anyone interested in Leos Janácek's greatest operatic masterwork.
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Jenufa / Act 1 (Leoš Janáček)
Sir Charles Mackerras, Conductor, MainArtist - James Mallinson, Producer - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Eadon, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Leos Janácek, Composer - Michael Haas, Producer, Assistant Producer - James Lock, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gabriella Preissova, Author, Original Text Author
℗ 1983 Decca Music Group Limited
Sir Charles Mackerras, Conductor, MainArtist - James Mallinson, Producer - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Eadon, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Dvorsky, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Elisabeth Söderström, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leos Janácek, Composer - Marie Mrazova, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Haas, Producer, Assistant Producer - Jana Jonasova, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Lock, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gabriella Preissova, Author, Original Text Author
℗ 1983 Decca Music Group Limited
Sir Charles Mackerras, Conductor, MainArtist - James Mallinson, Producer - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Eadon, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Dvorsky, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Elisabeth Söderström, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leos Janácek, Composer - Marie Mrazova, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Haas, Producer, Assistant Producer - James Lock, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gabriella Preissova, Author, Original Text Author
℗ 1983 Decca Music Group Limited
Sir Charles Mackerras, Conductor, MainArtist - James Mallinson, Producer - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Eadon, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Dvorsky, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Elisabeth Söderström, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leos Janácek, Composer - Wiener Staatsopernchor, Choir, MainArtist - Marie Mrazova, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Haas, Producer, Assistant Producer - Vaclav Zitek, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Lock, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gabriella Preissova, Author, Original Text Author
℗ 1983 Decca Music Group Limited
James Mallinson, Producer - Simon Eadon, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Dvorsky, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Elisabeth Söderström, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leos Janácek, Composer - Wiener Staatsopernchor, Choir, MainArtist - Michael Haas, Producer, Assistant Producer - James Lock, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gabriella Preissova, Author, Original Text Author
℗ 1983 Decca Music Group Limited
Sir Charles Mackerras, Conductor, MainArtist - James Mallinson, Producer - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Eadon, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Elisabeth Söderström, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leos Janácek, Composer - Wiener Staatsopernchor, Choir, MainArtist - Marie Mrazova, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wieslaw Ochman, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eva Randová, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Haas, Producer, Assistant Producer - Vaclav Zitek, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Lock, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gabriella Preissova, Author, Original Text Author
℗ 1983 Decca Music Group Limited
Sir Charles Mackerras, Conductor, MainArtist - James Mallinson, Producer - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Eadon, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Dvorsky, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Elisabeth Söderström, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leos Janácek, Composer - Marie Mrazova, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Haas, Producer, Assistant Producer - James Lock, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gabriella Preissova, Author, Original Text Author
℗ 1983 Decca Music Group Limited
Sir Charles Mackerras, Conductor, MainArtist - James Mallinson, Producer - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Eadon, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Elisabeth Söderström, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leos Janácek, Composer - Marie Mrazova, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wieslaw Ochman, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Haas, Producer, Assistant Producer - Vaclav Zitek, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jindra Pokorna, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Lock, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gabriella Preissova, Author, Original Text Author
℗ 1983 Decca Music Group Limited
Jenufa / Act 2 (Leoš Janáček)
Sir Charles Mackerras, Conductor, MainArtist - James Mallinson, Producer - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Eadon, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Leos Janácek, Composer - Michael Haas, Producer, Assistant Producer - James Lock, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gabriella Preissova, Author, Original Text Author
℗ 1983 Decca Music Group Limited
Sir Charles Mackerras, Conductor, MainArtist - James Mallinson, Producer - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Eadon, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Elisabeth Söderström, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leos Janácek, Composer - Eva Randová, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Haas, Producer - James Lock, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gabriella Preissova, Author, Original Text Author
℗ 1983 Decca Music Group Limited
Sir Charles Mackerras, Conductor, MainArtist - James Mallinson, Producer - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Eadon, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Leos Janácek, Composer - Eva Randová, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Haas, Producer, Assistant Producer - James Lock, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gabriella Preissova, Author, Original Text Author
℗ 1983 Decca Music Group Limited
Sir Charles Mackerras, Conductor, MainArtist - James Mallinson, Producer - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Eadon, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Dvorsky, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Elisabeth Söderström, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leos Janácek, Composer - Wieslaw Ochman, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eva Randová, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Haas, Producer, Assistant Producer - James Lock, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gabriella Preissova, Author, Original Text Author
℗ 1983 Decca Music Group Limited
Sir Charles Mackerras, Conductor, MainArtist - James Mallinson, Producer - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Eadon, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Leos Janácek, Composer - Wieslaw Ochman, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eva Randová, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Haas, Producer, Assistant Producer - James Lock, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gabriella Preissova, Author, Original Text Author
℗ 1983 Decca Music Group Limited
DISC 2
Sir Charles Mackerras, Conductor, MainArtist - James Mallinson, Producer - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Eadon, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Leos Janácek, Composer - Eva Randová, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Haas, Producer, Assistant Producer - James Lock, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gabriella Preissova, Author, Original Text Author
℗ 1983 Decca Music Group Limited
Sir Charles Mackerras, Conductor, MainArtist - James Mallinson, Producer - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Eadon, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Elisabeth Söderström, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leos Janácek, Composer - Michael Haas, Producer, Assistant Producer - James Lock, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gabriella Preissova, Author, Original Text Author
℗ 1983 Decca Music Group Limited
Sir Charles Mackerras, Conductor, MainArtist - James Mallinson, Producer - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Eadon, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Elisabeth Söderström, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leos Janácek, Composer - Eva Randová, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Haas, Producer, Assistant Producer - James Lock, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gabriella Preissova, Author, Original Text Author
℗ 1983 Decca Music Group Limited
Sir Charles Mackerras, Conductor, MainArtist - James Mallinson, Producer - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Eadon, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Elisabeth Söderström, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leos Janácek, Composer - Wieslaw Ochman, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eva Randová, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Haas, Producer, Assistant Producer - James Lock, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gabriella Preissova, Author, Original Text Author
℗ 1983 Decca Music Group Limited
Jenufa / Act 3 (Leoš Janáček)
Sir Charles Mackerras, Conductor, MainArtist - James Mallinson, Producer - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Eadon, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Elisabeth Söderström, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leos Janácek, Composer - Wieslaw Ochman, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eva Randová, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Vera Soukupova, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Haas, Producer, Assistant Producer - James Lock, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gabriella Preissova, Author, Original Text Author
℗ 1983 Decca Music Group Limited
Sir Charles Mackerras, Conductor, MainArtist - James Mallinson, Producer - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Eadon, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Elisabeth Söderström, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leos Janácek, Composer - Wieslaw Ochman, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Vera Soukupova, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Haas, Producer, Assistant Producer - Dalibor Jedlicka, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ivana Mixova, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Lock, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gabriella Preissova, Author, Original Text Author
℗ 1983 Decca Music Group Limited
Sir Charles Mackerras, Conductor, MainArtist - James Mallinson, Producer - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Eadon, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Elisabeth Söderström, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leos Janácek, Composer - Wieslaw Ochman, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Haas, Producer, Assistant Producer - James Lock, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gabriella Preissova, Author, Original Text Author
℗ 1983 Decca Music Group Limited
Sir Charles Mackerras, Conductor, MainArtist - James Mallinson, Producer - Lucia Popp, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Eadon, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Dvorsky, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Elisabeth Söderström, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leos Janácek, Composer - Wieslaw Ochman, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Haas, Producer, Assistant Producer - James Lock, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gabriella Preissova, Author, Original Text Author
℗ 1983 Decca Music Group Limited
Sir Charles Mackerras, Conductor, MainArtist - James Mallinson, Producer - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Eadon, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Elisabeth Söderström, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leos Janácek, Composer - Wiener Staatsopernchor, Choir, MainArtist - Marie Mrazova, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wieslaw Ochman, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eva Randová, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Haas, Producer, Assistant Producer - Jindra Pokorna, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dalibor Jedlicka, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ivana Mixova, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Lock, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gabriella Preissova, Author, Original Text Author
℗ 1983 Decca Music Group Limited
Sir Charles Mackerras, Conductor, MainArtist - James Mallinson, Producer - Lucia Popp, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Eadon, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Dvorsky, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leos Janácek, Composer - Wiener Staatsopernchor, Choir, MainArtist - Marie Mrazova, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wieslaw Ochman, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eva Randová, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Vera Soukupova, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Haas, Producer, Assistant Producer - Jana Jonasova, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dalibor Jedlicka, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ivana Mixova, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Lock, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gabriella Preissova, Author, Original Text Author
℗ 1983 Decca Music Group Limited
Sir Charles Mackerras, Conductor, MainArtist - James Mallinson, Producer - Lucia Popp, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Eadon, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Elisabeth Söderström, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leos Janácek, Composer - Wieslaw Ochman, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eva Randová, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Vera Soukupova, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Haas, Producer, Associate Producer - James Lock, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gabriella Preissova, Author, Original Text Author
℗ 1983 Decca Music Group Limited
Sir Charles Mackerras, Conductor, MainArtist - James Mallinson, Producer - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Eadon, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Elisabeth Söderström, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leos Janácek, Composer - Wieslaw Ochman, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eva Randová, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Haas, Producer, Assistant Producer - James Lock, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gabriella Preissova, Author, Original Text Author
℗ 1983 Decca Music Group Limited
Sir Charles Mackerras, Conductor, MainArtist - James Mallinson, Producer - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Eadon, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Elisabeth Söderström, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leos Janácek, Composer - Wieslaw Ochman, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eva Randová, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Haas, Producer, Assistant Producer - James Lock, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gabriella Preissova, Author, Original Text Author
℗ 1983 Decca Music Group Limited
Jenufa - Orchestration by Karel Kovarovic / Act 3 (Leoš Janáček)
Sir Charles Mackerras, Conductor, MainArtist - James Mallinson, Producer - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Eadon, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Elisabeth Söderström, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leos Janácek, Composer - Wieslaw Ochman, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eva Randová, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Haas, Producer, Assistant Producer - James Lock, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1983 Decca Music Group Limited
Overture 'Zarlivost' (Jealousy) (Leoš Janáček)
Sir Charles Mackerras, Conductor, MainArtist - James Mallinson, Producer - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Leos Janácek, Composer - James Lock, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1983 Decca Music Group Limited
Album review
It's hard to think of a twentieth century Czech-language opera that has enjoyed more success than Leos Janácek's Jenufa, and there is certainly no shortage of good recordings of it. Among the most exceptional is this effort for Decca led by Charles Mackerras. Elisabeth Söderström is riveting in her portrayal of the small-town girl desperate that the empty-headed Steva, played by Petr Dvorský, will marry her and legitimize their child. Wieslav Ochman is alternatively menacing and touching as Steva's crazed, jealousy-confused rival and Lucia Popp makes a memorable turn in the relatively minor role of Karolka; Mackerras keeps things moving at a breathless pace. Perhaps one might concede that a 130-minute opera doesn't need "extras," but this set has a couple of useful ones. It includes the last scene as revised, rather aggressively, by orchestrator Karel Kovarovic, and "Jealousy," the original overture of Jenufa that Janácek had cast aside in favor of another, but that later became a popular concert work in its own right. Mackerras' Jenufa is an excellent choice for anyone interested in Leos Janácek's greatest operatic masterwork.
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About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 28 track(s)
- Total length: 02:09:30
- Main artist: Elisabeth Söderström
- Composer: Leoš Janáček
- Label: Decca Music Group Ltd.
- Genre: Classical
© 1985 Decca Music Group Limited ℗ 1983 Decca Music Group Limited
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