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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