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Janáček's The Cunning Little Vixen

Ahead of Monday's celebration of the conductor's centenary, Janáček's opera is conducted by Charles Mackerras.

Ahead of Monday's celebration of the conductor's centenary, Janáček's opera is conducted by Charles Mackerras.

Presented by Gillian Moore in conversation with Nigel Simeone.

Australian conductor and passionate Janáček advocate Charles Mackerras would have turned 100 years old on Monday, and BBC Radio 3 is marking the occasion with a day celebrating his music-making, his passion and his wit.

Tonight, we hear one of his most beloved recordings, that of Janáček's opera The Cunning Little Vixen. Based on a series of newspaper drawings of the adventures of a fox cub, it has delighted audiences ever since its premiere in 1924.

Janacek: The Cunning Little Vixen
Sharp-Ears (Bystrouška) the Vixen ..... Lucia Popp, soprano
Gold-Stripe (Zlatohřbítek) the Fox ..... Eva Randová, soprano
Forester (Revírník) ..... Dalibor Jedlička, baritone
Schoolmaster ..... Vladimír Krejčík, tenor
Innkeeper ..... Beno Blachut, tenor
Bratislava Children's Choir, Chorus of the Vienna Staatsoper
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor

3 hours, 28 minutes

Last on

Sat 15 Nov 202518:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Leos Janáček

    The Cunning Little Vixen: Act Three

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Charles Mackerras.
    • Decca.

  • Leos Janáček

    The Cunning Little Vixen: Act Three

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Charles Mackerras.
    • Decca.

  • Leos Janáček

    The Cunning Little Vixen: Act Three

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Charles Mackerras.
    • Decca.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No.41 in C ‘Jupiter’

    Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Charles Mackerras.
    • Linn.

  • Antonín Dvořák

    Serenade in D minor for winds

    Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra Wind Ensemble. Conductor: Charles Mackerras.
    • Warner.

  • Bohuslav Martinů

    The Frescoes of Piero della Francesca

    Orchestra: Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Charles Mackerras.
    • Supraphon.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Concerto No 17 in G major, K 453 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: John O’Conor. Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Charles Mackerras.
    • Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos 17, 20, 22 & 24: Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Sir Cha.
    • Telarc.
    • 2.

Broadcast

  • Sat 15 Nov 202518:00
    BBC Radio 3