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. Più mosso 14. b. Vivo 15. c. Allegro