Leoš Janáček – Glagolitic Mass

UPC: SUA 10519 (Mono) / SUA ST 50519 (Stereo)

Product Details: 

• Label: Supraphon – Grand Prix Académie Charles Cros, Paris
• Format: LP, Mono/Stereo compatible
• Country: Czechoslovakia
• Released: 1963
• Genre: Classical / Sacred Music

Product Features

• Janáček’s innovative Glagolitic Mass, scored for chorus, soloists, organ, and large orchestra
• Czech Philharmonic Chorus & Orchestra under Karel Ančerl

• Soloists:

  • Libuše Domanínská (soprano)
  • Věra Soukupová (alto)
  • Beno Blachut (tenor)
  • Eduard Haken (bass)
• Organ: Jaroslav Vodrážka
• Text prepared by Dr. Bohumír Štědroň; cover design by Zdeněk Prokop
• Awarded the Grand Prix by the Académie Charles Cros, Paris

Overview

Leoš Janáček’s Glagolitic Mass (1926) fuses Slavic liturgical text in Old Church Slavonic with bold, rhythmically driven orchestration and fervent choral writing. Conductor Karel Ančerl leads the Czech Philharmonic forces in a performance noted for its energy, clarity, and emotional immediacy. From the haunting Preludium through the exultant Sanctus and serene Agnus Dei, this Supraphon recording remains a benchmark of 20th-century sacred music interpretation.

Track Listing

Side A

1. Preludium
2. Gospodi pomiluj (Kyrie)
3. Slava (Gloria)
4. Věruju (Credo)

Side B

1. Svet (Sanctus)
2. Agneče Božij (Agnus Dei)

Key Credits

• Conductor: Karel Ančerl
• Soprano: Libuše Domanínská
• Alto: Věra Soukupová
• Tenor: Beno Blachut
• Bass: Eduard Haken
• Choir: Czech Singers Chorus (Choirmaster: Josef Veselka)
• Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
• Organ: Jaroslav Vodrážka

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