Leos Janacek almost seventy years old characterised the wind sextet he had just finished as 'a kind of memory of youth' in a letter to Kamila Stösslová. The suite Youth was written in the summer of 1924 prompted by the composer's need to take stock on the occasion of his 70th birthday. Janacek also heard the Parisian ensemble Societe moderne des instruments a vent several times in Salzburg and Brno. He expanded the classic quintet scoring by the addition of a bass clarinet.Janacek referred to an earlier part of his life in this work not only by quoting a theme from March of the Blue Boys but particularly through his general freshness ofexpression astute humour and use of form which adhered to the classical style.The piece was enthusiastically received by both critics and the public and appeared in print as early as 1925 issued by the Prague publisher Hudebni matice.Wind sextet in the classical styleUrtext based on the Critical Complete Edition of the Works of Leos JanacekNew foreword by Jiri Zahradka (Cz/Eng/Ger)

Leos Janacek wrote only two works for cello and piano of which only Pohadka (Fairy Tale) became established in the concert repertoire. Although he completed the work the composer did not want to have it published. The history of the work’s composition is long and complicated. Janacek began writing the work before 1910 however the Pohadka (Fairy Tale) only received its final form after a series of corrections in 1923. The second composition the Presto is incomplete. Only a sketch exists which Janacek did not develop further. The original tempo marking of Allegro was changed by Janacek himself to Presto. The work has beendiscussed under this title in recent Janacek literature. In the supplement of this edition an early version of A Tale is included. The source to this version is a copy owned by Antonin Vana one of the first interpreters of the composition. The early version of A Tale offers a valuable and interesting alternative to today’s known version with its marked differences such as the considerably changed ending of the first movement and the original form of four movements. Urtext from the Janacek Complete Edition All available sources have been taken into consideration A detailed new foreword by Jiri Zahradka (Czech English German) “Again Bärenreiter sets the industry standard for scholarship clarity of type layout and paper qualitiy.”(Strings July 2009)

In October 1923 the Czech Quartet asked Leos Janacek ?to compose something for them'. This was the initial for his first string quartet. It is inspired by Tolstois ?Kreutzersonate? (which the author under the impression of the famous

Leos Janacek: March of the Bluebirds. The little march composed in 1924 forms the nucleus of the suite for wind instruments in which the jaunty flute theme weaves through the 3rd movement. Incidentally the 'bluebirds' do not refer to birds but to the light blue robes worn by the choristers at the monastery in Brno.

One of Leos Janácek’s last chamber music works was written in the autumn of 1926 at the suggestion of the pianist Otakar Hollmann (1894–1967) an invalid from the First World War. Like his contemporary Paul Wittgenstein Hollmann urged composers to write something for Piano left hand; he succeeded in winning over Bohuslav Martinu Erwin Schulhoff and Janácek to do this. Janácek did not want as he put it to compose a “dance for one leg” but finally wrote a four-movement work with associations to military music scored for Piano Flute (Piccolo) two Trumpets three Trombones (preferably valveTrombones because of the fast passages) and a tenor Tuba. The French Horn was allowed by the composer to substitute the Tuba. The Capriccio was premiered by Otakar Hollmann and members of the Czech Philharmonic in Prague on 2 March 1928 in the presence of the enthusiastic composer. The new edition is based on volume E/5 of the “Critical Complete Edition of the Works of Leos Janácek ”. Urtext based on the “Critical Complete Edition of the Works of Leos Janácek”. New foreword ( Cz /Eng/Ger) by the editor Jarmila Procházková. Includes additional part for French Horn.

The original score of Janacek's The Lord's Prayer a work written for Tenor and Mixed Choir with Piano or Harmonium accompaniment was completed in 1901. Six years later the composer reworked it with Harp and Organ accompaniment. This version contained in Barenreiter's catalogue was first performed as a cantata on 18 November 1906 by the Hlahol Choral Association in Prague.The composer was prompted to write a musical setting to the text by a series of paintings by contemporary Polish artist Josef Mecina-Krzesz who inspired Janacek to create his own interpretation of the prayer with strong social undercurrents. The melody throughout betrays theinfluence of the Moravian folk song with marked accents on the penultimate syllables - as in Lach dialects. The piece incorporates rich polymelodic treatment. In terms of expression the dramatic sequence anticipates the opera Jenufa.The basis for the edition by Bohumir Stedron was the third authorised copy of The Lord's Prayer kept in the Prague Hlahol archive. In contrast with this copy the dynamics phrasing and rhythm were unified and supplied where necessary. The score contains a preface critical commentary and sung text in Czech and German.

Suite for Wind instruments-Leos Janácek's Mlád (Youth) Suite For Wind Instruments. Parts for Flute/Piccolo Oboe Clarinet (B flat) Horn (F) Bassoon Bass Clarinet (B flat).Leo? Janá ek composed his Suite forwind instruments Mlád (in English youth) in 1924 so when he was over 70. Numerous sources still survive for this work making it difficult to establish the definitive musical text. For our Urtext edition acooperation with Universal Edition Wien Ji Zahrádka from the Janá ek-Archiv in Brno succeeded in brilliantly surmounting this difficulty: he consults all of the handwritten sources for the edition for the first time and isthus able to give exact instructions for instance regarding the numerous tempo variants.

Suite for Wind instruments-Leos Janácek's Mlád (Youth) Suite for Wind Instruments. Study score for Flute/Piccolo Oboe Clarinet (B flat) Horn (F) Bassoon and Bass Clarinet (B flat).Leo? Janá ek composed hisSuite for wind instruments Mlád (in English youth) in 1924 so when he was over 70. Numerous sources still survive for this work making it difficult to establish the definitive musical text. For thisUrtext edition a cooperation with Universal Edition Wien Ji Zahrádka from the Janá ek-Archiv in Brno succeeded in brilliantly surmounting this difficulty: he consults all of the handwritten sources for the edition for thefirst time and is thus able to give exact instructions for instance regarding the numerous tempo variants.

The score of Janacek's popular and often performed songs for male choir: Vyhruzka (The Threat)O lasko (O Love)Ach vojna vojna (The Soldier's Lot)Krasne oci tve (Thy Lovely Eyes) While the last choral piece is written to verse by Jaroslav Tichy the text is otherwise based on folk poetry. The cycle was published under the title Four Male Choruses and is dedicated to Antonin Dvorak.