Janacek's "The Eternal Gospel"

[Larry Kart]

Just picked up a copy of this recording on LP:

http://www.amazon.com/Janacek-Eternal-Gospel-Pinkas/dp/B000025YFF

Top drawer Janacek.

There’s a CD version on Hyperion, favorably reviewed here:

http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2005/Oct05/Janacek_gospel_CDA67517.htm

I haven’t heard it, but it’s hard to imagine that Hyperion’s tenor could match the fervent Beno Blachut on the Supraphon LP.

[JSngry]

Thanks for the tip.

[Chuck Nessa]

Yes, thanks.

[soulpope]

this is most likely the best recording of Janacek`s "Vecne Evangelium", Supraphon assembled a top notch cast and Beno Blachut is...an ICON !!

ps for the time being some copies in seemingly decent condition are floating around on Ebay........

[Larry Kart]

this is most likely the best recording of Janacek`s "Vecne Evangelium", Supraphon assembled a top notch cast and Beno Blachut is...an ICON !!

ps for the time being some copies in seemingly decent condition are floating around on Ebay........

That's the one I got. Comparing it last night to other performances on Spotify and elsewhere (there are several), this one seems to me to be miles ahead -- for the conducting (those crucial orchestral surges early on, for instance) as well as for the great Blachut.

[soulpope]

this is most likely the best recording of Janacek`s "Vecne Evangelium", Supraphon assembled a top notch cast and Beno Blachut is...an ICON !!

ps for the time being some copies in seemingly decent condition are floating around on Ebay........

That's the one I got. Comparing it last night to other performances on Spotify and elsewhere (there are several), this one seems to me to be miles ahead -- for the conducting (those crucial orchestral surges early on, for instance) as well as for the great Blachut.

from the couple of existing recording this is quite interesting - but compared to the 1965 it`s probably a little faint-hearted...and of course there is no Blachut.....another reason making it worth a mention is the IMO more interesting original 1927 version of the "Glagolitic Mass" (this is another worthy effort by the Janacek Foundation and it`s chairman Mr. Zahradka to bring to the fore the original versions of Janacek`s euvre, which underwent a lot of changes by Janacek himself and to a much larger extent by third parties following Janacek`s death).......here IMO the rather subtle orchestral approach works in the performance`s favour....

Edited November 25, 2014 by soulpope