Ančerl, Jílek, Mackerras, Abbado dirigují Sinfoniettu
Ančerl, Jílek, Mackerras, Abbado conduct Sinfonietta

Summary/Abstract: Janáček’s Sinfonietta is one of his fundamental compositions. Since its performance in 1926, it has been frequently played not only by Czech orchestras, but also by philharmonics around the world. The approach to the artwork has thus already passed through a number of phases, and Janáček’s unique musical poetics can be grasped and portrayed in different ways today. Four orchestras were therefore selected for analysis: the Czech Philharmonic, the Filharmonie Brno, the Wiener Philharmoniker, the Berliner Philharmoniker, and four important conductors: Karel Ančerl, František Jílek, Alan Charles MacLaurin Mackerras and Claudio Abbado. In the analysis of their musical performance, we focused on the following parameters: tempo and timing, dynamic, pitch, timbre (proportions of instruments) and spatial organisation of instruments. Individual makings of composition are compared and possibly evaluated.

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