STYLE
Nejlépe je to vše cítit přímo na Hukvaldech, v domě,
kde Janáček trávil mnoho víkendu. Pozor, to není ten
dům, v němž se narodil, to je častý omyl. Památník
Leoše Janáčka najdete v domě, který Janáček koupil,
aby se mohl do své rodné obce vracet. Místnosti jsou
zařízeny tak, jak jej skladatel užíval. Vidíte tady partitury,
které psal. Na zdi visí jeho svatební obraz (na něm by
Janáčka málokdo nepoznal). Tady odkud podnikal své
výlety do okolí.
Janáček dobyl svět operou „Její pastorkyňa“, která
mu na začátku dvacátého století otevřela dveře do
koncertních síní v Berlíně, Vídni, ale též v New Yorku.
Stal se čestným občanem Hukvald a k lásce k tomuto
kraji se vyznal slovy: „Vždyť víte, že s celou duší lnu
k těm našim chaloupkám, k těm lesům, ku všemu, jak
to leží a běží pod Hukvaldy!“
O svém rodném kraji se vyjádřil v článku o Lašsku:
„Kraj krásný, lid tichý, nářečí měkké, jak by máslo
krájel.“ Toto napsal krátce před svou smrtí. I ta jej zastihla v kraji pod Beskydami. Když trávil léto na Hukvaldech, nachladil se, dostal zápal plic a zemřel v Ostravě.
Dnes je kraj pod hukvaldským hradem spojen s osobou
svého slavného rodáka tak, jako málokteré místo.
Kromě již zmíněného památníku, v domě, v němž na
Hukvaldech žil, si lidé připomínají velkého skladatele
na festivalu Janáčkovy Hukvaldy. Není snad dítě, které
by nepohladilo sochu Lišky Bystroušky, tedy symbol
stejnojmenné Janáčkovy opery. V Ostravě se koná
Janáčkův máj a také mezinárodní letiště v Mošnově
nese název Leoše Janáčka.
Text a foto:
Petr Žižka, Klastr cestovního ruchu ČR
Hukvaldy,
where Leoš Janáček Lived and Worked
Genius of Music Leoš Janáček was born at the mull of the Beskyd Mountains
in Hukvaldy. The mighty castle Hukvaldy looks out over the countryside and demonstrates its exceptionality. It used to be one of the most important administration
centres, once governing even the city of Ostrava; nowadays it is a large castle ruin.
The castle, the fallow deer park and large forests attract countless visitors.
Another significant attraction of Hukvaldy is the
heritage of Leoš Janáček. The village is very proud of its
famous native. The ingenious composer was born right
there, in a cottage near the castle. Hardly anyone has
ever proved in so many ways the impact of their personal
background, their birthplace and the “roots” connected to the country they come from as Janáček. Hardly
anyone has shown how much they have been influenced by their birthplace and home country, by the
people living and working there, as Janáček did. And
hardly anyone has influenced the area where they
lived and worked the way Janáček did.
He travelled all over Europe, studied in Vienna, worked
in Brno, yet he loved Hukvaldy most of all. The forests,
the medieval castle above the village and the game
park attracted him for his entire life. The rhythm and
soft melodies, typical features of the local dialect, can
be heard in his symphonies. One of his crucial works is
dedicated to Lachia, the area where he was born and
where he died.
Janáček composed in a very original, specific and
unique style. His music is famous and appreciated
worldwide, adored in Japan and the USA. His work
is often described as very emotional and sometimes
even difficult. His operas are inspired by places he
went to and loved.
You can feel most of that in Hukvaldy, in the house
where he spent so much time. However, it is not the
house where he was born (that is a typical mistake).
The Leoš Janáček Memorial is in the house which he
bought to have a home when he wanted to come
back. The rooms are furnished the way they were
when he worked there: you can see musical scores,
the wedding picture on the wall (with Janáček easily
recognizable). This was the base camp for his hikes in
the country.
Janáček won global recognition with his opera “Její
pastorkyňa” (translated as Jenůfa, or Her Stepdaughter)
which introduced him to concert halls in Berlin,
Vienna, and New York. He became an Honorary
Citizen of Hukvaldy and claimed his love for his home
region saying, “You know very well that all my soul
leans on the cottages, the forests, everything that lives
and lies at Hukvaldy.“
He also commented on his home region in an article
on Lachia. “What a beautiful country, calm people
speaking language as soft as if cutting butter,” he
wrote shortly before he died. Spending a summer in
Hukvaldy he caught cold, developed pneumonia and
died in Ostrava.
The region around the castle of Hukvaldy is connected
to its famous native in very many ways: there is the
Memorial in the house where he lived and worked,
there is the great festival, Janáčekovy Hukvaldy,
and no child ever has missed the chance to pet the
beautiful statue of “the Cunning Little Vixen” (Liška
Bystrouška), the symbol of Janáček’s eponymous
opera. Ostrava holds the music festival Janáčkův Máj,
and the international airport in Mošnov is also named
after Leoš Janáček.
Text and photo:
Petr Žižka, Tourism Cluster of Czech Republic
POSITIV 1/2018
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