JANACEK: Makropulos Case (The)

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The Makropulos Case, JW I/10 (more info)
Performed by: English National Opera Orchestra
Composed by: Leos Janacek
Conducted by: Charles MacKerras
John Wegner, bass-baritone
Neal Davies, baritone
Graeme Danby, bass
Cheryl Barker, soprano
Robert Brubaker, tenor
John Graham-Hall, tenor
Susanna Tudor-Thomas, mezzo-soprano
Thomas Walker, tenor
Kathleen Wilkinson, mezzo-soprano
Elena Xanthoudakis, soprano
Graham Clark, tenor


1.   Act I: Prelude - 5:22
2.   Act I: Oh dear, my goodness! (Vitek, Gregor) - 4:14
3.   Act I: Daddy, she really is wonderful (Vitek, Gregor) - 1:55
4.   Act I: Come this way please (Kolenaty, Kristina, Marty, Gregor) - 11:23
5.   Act I: Gone at last! (Gregor, Marty) - 5:53
6.   Act I: Emilia (Gregor, Marty) - 4:10
7.   Act I: found it! We've found it (Kolenaty, Marty, Gregor, Prus) - 2:45
8.   Act II: Did you ever see such flowers? (Cleaner, Stage Hand, Prus) - 2:14
9.   Act II: Janek, come on. No one here will see us (Kristina, Janek, Prus, Marty, Gregor, Vitek) - 6:35
10.   Act II: Excuse me.Excuseme, may I… (Hauk, Marty, Prus) - 4:15
11.   Act II: And the next! Is that the lot? - 1:34
12.   Act II: Allow me to ask you this question (Prus, Marty) - 6:29
13.   Act II: Is that you, Bertie? (Marty, Gregor, Cleaner, Janek, Prus) - 9:17

The Makropulos Case, JW I/10 (more info)
Performed by: English National Opera Orchestra
Composed by: Leos Janacek
Conducted by: Charles MacKerras
John Wegner, bass-baritone
Neal Davies, baritone
Graeme Danby, bass
Cheryl Barker, soprano
Robert Brubaker, tenor
John Graham-Hall, tenor
Susanna Tudor-Thomas, mezzo-soprano
Thomas Walker, tenor
Kathleen Wilkinson, mezzo-soprano
Elena Xanthoudakis, soprano
Graham Clark, tenor


1.   Act III: Well? D'you hear me? (Marty, Prus, Chambermaid) - 5:30
2.   Act III: Buenos dias Maxi! Why so early? (Marty, hauk, Chambermaid, Kolenaty, Gregor) - 3:29
3.   Act III: The seal and th'initials E.M. (Gregor, Vitek, Kolenaty, Prus, Marty, Kristina) - 12:20
4.   Act III: Fetch the doctor! (Kolenaty, Marty, Gregor, Vitek, Prus, Kristina, Chorus) - 8:14


Interview with Sir Charles Mackerras (more info)
Conducted by: Charles MacKerras


5.   Sir Charles, you've devoted so much of your life to Janacek… - 3:11
6.   …so you are the master of Janacek… - 2:11
7.   …who was Australian singer… - 1:23
8.   …not very interested… - 3:03
9.   …quite a profund conducting of Janacek… - 4:13
10.   …The Makropulos Case… - 15:24

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