Until 1918, Moravia was part of the Austro-Hungarian Hapsburg Empire. German was the language of the ruling classes, while Czech was considered a peasant language. On October 1, 1905 the Austrians of Brno organized a demonstration objecting to a request from the Czechs for a university of their own. The Czechs retaliated. As factions clashed, the police and army intervened, and a young carpenter was bayoneted. The poignant sonata "From the Street" was Leoš Janáček's memorial to this human tragedy. On the day of the first performance given by Ludmila Tučkova, Janaček in a fit of self-criticism tore-up and burned the last movement. The other two he threw into the river. They survived only because Tučkova had already copied them out.It was from her manuscript that the composer later authorized the work to be published in two movements: Presentiment and Death. .Martin Kasík
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Leoš Janáček
Piano Sonata 1.X.1905, From the Street Play
Recorded on 03/27/2013, uploaded on 09/12/2013
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Until 1918, Moravia was part of the Austro-Hungarian Hapsburg Empire. German was the language of the ruling classes, while Czech was considered a peasant language. On October 1, 1905 the Austrians of Brno organized a demonstration objecting to a request from the Czechs for a university of their own. The Czechs retaliated. As factions clashed, the police and army intervened, and a young carpenter was bayoneted. The poignant sonata "From the Street" was Leoš Janáček's memorial to this human tragedy. On the day of the first performance given by Ludmila Tučkova, Janaček in a fit of self-criticism tore-up and burned the last movement. The other two he threw into the river. They survived only because Tučkova had already copied them out. It was from her manuscript that the composer later authorized the work to be published in two movements: Presentiment and Death. . Martin Kasík
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