Music as a Mirror of History Season 1 Episode 17 Jan¡Äek: Piano Sonata I.X.1905 (1906)
- TV-PG
- November 1, 2016
- 46 min
The life and music of composer LeoÅ¡ Jan¡Äek were profoundly shaped by the longtime enmity in Czech lands between the Germans and the Czechs. Study the history of German/Czech relations dating from the 17th century, and learn how the events of a political demonstration in 1905 inspired Jan¡Äek€™s Piano Sonata 1, a highly personal expression of wonder, rage, and grief.