ŻELEŃSKI, W.: Janek [Opera] (Gaj, Górski, Grzegorzewicz-Rodek, Henryk Wieniawski Philharmonic Women's Choir and Orchestra, Lublin, Rodek)

Władysław Żeleński was a neo-Romantic from southern Poland whose compositions were infused with evocative national colour and character. His opera Janek draws on local atmosphere and traditional music but also makes use of the emotive Italian verismo style. Set in the Tatra Mountains, the tragic drama of Janek weaves an entangled tale of romantic attachments and deception, set in motion after the eponymous hero and leader of a band of robbers, arrives wounded at the cottage of the charming Bronka.

Tracklist

Disc 1
Żeleński, Władysław
German, Ludomił - Lyricist
Pietruszewski, Paweł - Arranger
1 Overture 09:16
2 Act I Scene 1: Ho! Ho! Pieśni płyną w dal (Ho! Ho! The songs resound in the distance) (Chorus) 02:21
3 Act I Scene 1: Cicho na hali (It is so quiet in the pasture) (Bronka) 01:20
4 Act I Scene 1: Tam orzeł nad turniami szybuje (Behold an eagle gliding over the peaks) (Bronka) 02:51
5 Act I Scene 2: A chciałabyś mnie mieć rychło z powrotem? (And would you like me to return to you soon?) (Janek, Bronka) 01:41
6 Act I Scene 2: A jam cię wtedy tuliła, pieściła (And I was embracing and caressing you then) (Bronka, Janek) 02:20
7 Act I Scene 2: A czy z górali nikt nie przychodził? (And were there any highlanders coming over?) (Janek, Bronka) 01:44
8 Act I Scene 3: Uciekła ode mnie (She ran away from me) (Janek) 01:13
9 Act I Scene 3: Pieśni płyną w dal (The songs resound in the distance) (Chorus, Janek) 01:18
10 Act I Scene 3: Gdy ślub weźmiesz z twoim Stachem (When you marry Stach) (Janek) 03:14
11 Act I Scene 4: Napij się Janku na zdrowie! (Drink, Janek, to your health!) (Bronka, Janek) 01:45
12 Act I Scene 4: Wolałbym chorować, żebyś mi śpiewała (I would rather be ill to listen to your singing) (Janek, Bronka) 02:43
13 Act I Scene 4: O Janku niepoczciwy, serce mi rozdzierasz (Oh Janek, how wicked, you are tearing my heart apart) (Bronka, Janek) 02:39
14 Act I Scene 4: Dość! Już idę w swoją drogę! (Enough is enough! I am heading off on my way) (Janek, Bronka) 03:49
15 Act I Scene 4: Kto sny me płoszy? (Who is scaring my dreams away?) (Janek, Bronka, Marek) 05:34
16 Act I Scene 4: Nie strasz Janku mnie siekierą (Janek, do not threaten me with an axe) (Marek, Janek, Bronka) 03:16
Disc 2
1 Act II Scene 1: Gdzież się podzieli? (Where have they gone?) (Marynka, Stach) 03:23
2 Act II Scene 1: Tęsknota serce pożera! (My heart is yearning) (Marynka, Stach) 02:42
3 Act II Scene 2: Któż tu na hali? (Who is it, here in the pasture?) (Bronka, Stach, Marynka) 00:49
4 Act II Scene 2: Hej wirchy to orła dziedzina (The peaks are the eagle’s realm) (Marek, Bronka, Marynka, Stach) 01:29
5 Act II Scene 3: Już jestem! (Here I am!) (Janek, Marynka, Stach) 01:16
6 Act II Scene 3: Dziewczę ukochane (Oh my beloved girl) (Stach, Janek, Bronka, Marynka) 02:40
7 Act II Scene 3: Ach ja bym chciała przychylić jej nieba! (Oh, but I would give her the world!) (Marynka, Chorus, Marek, Stach) 01:31
8 Act II Scene 4: Będzie tu, dzisiaj gwarno i wesoło! (This place will be loud and merry today!) (Marek, Chorus) 02:24
9 Act II Scene 4: Dajcie pokój dziewczęta (Easy dear girls) (Chorus, Marynka, Marek) 01:48
10 Act II Scene 4: Dość już (This is enough) (Janek, Chorus, Highlanders 1 and 2) 01:13
11 Act II Scene 4: Pieśń Janka (zbójecka): Za długo już rdzewiała mi siekiera (Johnny’s song [bandit’s song]: Too long has my hatchet laid idle) (Janek, Chorus) 02:27
12 Act II Scene 4: Taniec górali: A ty nam Marku zbójeckiego graj! (Dance of the highlanders: Marek, play the highlanders’ dance to us) (Highlander 2) 01:59
13 Act II Scene 4: Pamiętasz ową noc (Do you remember that night) (Stach, Chorus) 02:00
14 Act II Scene 4: Jak dzieci bez matki (Like children without a mother) (Chorus) 00:43
15 Act II Scene 4: W jaskiniach naszych kobiety łkają (In our caves women are weeping) (Stach, Chorus) 01:33
16 Act II Scene 4: A wtem jak widmo blada (And suddenly, as pale as a ghost) (Stach, Chorus, Marynka, Janek) 02:23
17 Act II Scene 5: Witajcie mi! (Welcome, dear lads!) (Bronka, Stach, Marek, Marynka, Janek, Chorus) 03:32
18 Act II Scene 5: Gdym jak wierny pies (When I was doggedly loyal to you) (Stach, Bronka, Janek, Chorus, Marynka) 01:54
19 Act II Scene 5: Dla mnie nie masz nic (So you have no feelings for me but contempt?) (Marynka, Chorus, Marek, Janek) 00:35
20 Act II Scene 5: Czylim was kiedy prosił o nagrodę? (Have I ever asked you for any reward?) (Janek, Chorus, Bronka, Marek, Marynka, Stach) 01:43
21 Act II Scene 5: Jak dziki zwierz, ja nie mam domu, chaty! (Like a wild animal, there is no home, no shelter for me!) (Janek, Bronka, Marynka, Stach) 01:15
22 Act II Scene 5: O Janku nie umieraj! (Oh Janek, do not die) (Bronka, Marek, Chorus, Janek, Marynka, Stach) 01:17
23 Act II Scene 5: Więc niech się sroży bezsilny gniew (So let the helpless wrath keep raging) (Janek, Chorus, Marynka, Marek, Bronka, Stach) 01:37

Total Playing Time: 01:29:17

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