The Bohemians: Martinů & Janáček

This week we’re diving into two bohemian heroes of classical music, Bohuslav Martinů and Leoš Janáček. Stephen remembers encountering the music of Martinů at Cambridge, and being confronted by the "pure simple joy" of it. From the lyricism of Martinů, we work back towards Janáček – another gifted Czech composer – and get to grips with the fairy-tale essence of The Cunning Little Vixen, Sinfonietta and the exultant Glagolitic Mass. Strap in. The Bohemians have arrived.

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The Bohemians: Martinů & Janáček is an episode from Joanna Lumley & The Maestro.

This episode is 00:34:46 long.

This episode was published on Feb 6, 2024.

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