Zápisník zmizelého (The Diary of One Who Disappeared), JW 5/12
by Leoš Janáček
Song cycle of 22 songs for tenor, contralto, three female voices (in Nos. 9–11), and piano, composed 1917–19 and revised 1920. A poem cycle originally published anonymously (later attributed to Ozef Kalda) about a young farmer who abandons his family and homeland for a Romani woman. The piano writing is demanding and vivid throughout — it is not merely an accompaniment but a full dramatic partner. One of Janáček's masterpieces. Duration approximately 35–40 minutes.
Works in this Collection (22)
- No. 1 (The Diary of One Who Disappeared, JW 5/12) Difficulty
- No. 2 (The Diary of One Who Disappeared, JW 5/12) Difficulty
- No. 3 (The Diary of One Who Disappeared, JW 5/12) Difficulty
- No. 4 (The Diary of One Who Disappeared, JW 5/12) Difficulty
- No. 5 (The Diary of One Who Disappeared, JW 5/12) Difficulty
- No. 6 (The Diary of One Who Disappeared, JW 5/12) Difficulty
- No. 7 (The Diary of One Who Disappeared, JW 5/12) Difficulty
- No. 8 (The Diary of One Who Disappeared, JW 5/12) Difficulty
- No. 9 (The Diary of One Who Disappeared, JW 5/12) Difficulty
- No. 10 (The Diary of One Who Disappeared, JW 5/12) Difficulty
- No. 11 (The Diary of One Who Disappeared, JW 5/12) Difficulty
- No. 12 (The Diary of One Who Disappeared, JW 5/12) Difficulty
- No. 13 (The Diary of One Who Disappeared, JW 5/12) Difficulty
- No. 14 (The Diary of One Who Disappeared, JW 5/12) Difficulty
- No. 15 (The Diary of One Who Disappeared, JW 5/12) Difficulty
- No. 16 (The Diary of One Who Disappeared, JW 5/12) Difficulty
- No. 17 (The Diary of One Who Disappeared, JW 5/12) Difficulty
- No. 18 (The Diary of One Who Disappeared, JW 5/12) Difficulty
- No. 19 (The Diary of One Who Disappeared, JW 5/12) Difficulty
- No. 20 (The Diary of One Who Disappeared, JW 5/12) Difficulty
- No. 21 (The Diary of One Who Disappeared, JW 5/12) Difficulty
- No. 22 (The Diary of One Who Disappeared, JW 5/12) Difficulty