Table of Contents

Recollections of Leos Janáček,
Preface,
Introduction,
Memories of Youth,
The Sounds of Music,
Birds,
Gypsy Children,
Travel,
Operatic Studies,
Music

About the Author

Vilém Tauský was born in Czechoslovakia and studied at Brno Conservatoire under Janáček. After the Second World War he became Musical Director of the Carl Rosa Opera Company and a frequent guest conductor at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and at Sadler's Wells. He worked for the BBC for over thirty years and became Director of Opera at the Guildhall School of Music. He was awarded the CBE for his services to music.

Reviews

Anyone who is the least bit interested in opera and certainly anyone who as listened to Leoš Janáček’s music will love Leaves From His Life. The writing style alone is a wonderful insight into his music. The man really did think in those terse little aphorisms. But what shines through his music and his words is his love of and devotion to the experience of ordinary folk, and the occasional bird, furry creature or insect: life, in short.