"Janufa", "Kat'a Kabanova" and "The Cunning Little Vixen" - these are the best-known of the operas by the Czech composer Leos Janacek. This book traces the process of composition of all Janacek's operas via the use of a translated anthology of letters and other writings largely written by the composer himself. His letters offer a valuable insight into the sources of his inspiration, the day-to-day progress of composition and the practicalities of performance. These, together with letters written to Janacek by performers and collaborators, notably his translator and biographer Max Brod, make a compelling account of Janacek's life and work.
- ISBN10 0571151299
- ISBN13 9780571151295
- Publish Date 4 November 1992
- Publish Status Unknown
- Out of Print 17 October 2009
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Faber & Faber
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 448
- Language English