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On an Overgrown Path
A piano piece written by Leos Janacek for the piano before he became famous (at age 62!) "_(On an Overgrown Path)" memorializes the death of Janacek's daughter. The piece is broken into 2 parts. Some movements were used in the soundtrack for the movie version of The Unbearable Lightness of Being.
Book I
1. Nase vecery - Our evenings 2. Listek odvanuty - A Blown-away leaf 3. Pojdte s nami - Come with us! 4. Frydecka Panna Maria - The Madonna of Frydek 5. Stebetaly jak Iastovicky - They chattered like swallows 6. Nelze domluvit! - Words fail! 7. Dobrou noc! - Good night! 8. Tak neskonale uzko - Unutterable anguish! 9. V placi - In tears 10. Sycek neodletel! - The barn owl has not flown away
Book II
11. Andante 12. Allegretto - Presto 13. a. Pił mosso 14. b. Vivo 15. c. Allegro
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