VÝHRŮŽKA* has four songs with Moravian Czech folk texts with music by Leoš Janáček (1854-1928) composed for TTBB a cappella Male Choir. English translations are included. Duration: 6:36

*pronounced “VEE-hrroosh-kah”

“Výhrůžka” (“Threat”)

“Ó lásko!” (“O love!)

“Ach, vojna, vojna!” (“O the army, the army!”)

“Krásné oči tvé” (“Your Pretty Eyes”)

NOTE:

The set of four quartets for men’s was written in 1886. The first three are based on Moravian Czech folk texts and the last on a text by Jaroslav Tichý. They are all linked to the theme of loving, the pain of separation by the call to military service and the power of presence that persists through one’s eyes of love.

Czech pronunciation of “Výhrůžka – Quartets” CD is available directly from the publisher for $5.00