Leoš Janácek
03.07.1854—12.08.1928

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Taras Bulba
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Taras Bulba
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Leoš Janácek
Taras Bulba | Rhapsody | for orchestra

Work Details
Year of composition: 1915-1918
Subtitle: Rhapsody
Scored for: for orchestra
Composer: Leoš Janácek
Text Source: after the novel by Nikolay Gogol
Instrumentation: 3 3 3 3 - 4 3 3 1 - timp, perc(4), hp, org, str
Instrumentation details: 1st flute; 2nd flute; 3rd flute (+picc); 1st oboe; 2nd oboe; cor anglais; clarinet in Eb; 1st clarinet in Bb; 2nd clarinet in Bb; 1st bassoon; 2nd bassoon; 3rd bassoon (+cbsn); 1st horn in F; 2nd horn in F; 3rd horn in F; 4th horn in F; 1st trumpet in C (+tpt(F)); 2nd trumpet in C (+tpt(F)); 3rd trumpet in C (+tpt(F)); 1st trombone; 2nd trombone; 3rd trombone; tuba; timpani; tubular bells; triangle; snare drum; cymbal; harp; organ; violin I; violin II; viola; violoncello; contrabass
Table of Contents: Smrt Andrijova / Andrijs Tod / The death of Andriy; Smrt Ostapova / Ostaps Tod / The death of Ostap; Proroctví a smrt Tarase Bulby / Prophezeiung und Tod Taras Bulbas / The prophecy and death of Taras Bulba
Duration (min): 24
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World Première
Location: National-Theater Brno / Czech Republic
Date: 09.10.1921
Conductor: Neumann František
Work Introduction

Taras Bulba (1915/18) was an unmistakable echo of Janácek’s passionate support and sympathy for the Russian nation at war. The title of the three-part symphonic rhapsody refers to Gogol’s novelisation of the Ukrainian saga of the Cossack Taras Bulba, who died a hero’s death after a [...]

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