Mé celoživotní janáčkování. Hovory nejen o hudbě

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MILOŠ ŠTědroŇ a Jiří hanuš

Title in English: My lifelong love for Janáček. Conversations not only about music

This book is more than just a history of Janáček's music; it is a full-blooded testimony of a man of wisdom, a man of infallible intuition, a man who enjoys life, a man who approaches his world in a way that seeks to understand all its apparent or real paradoxes of the past century. Miloš Štědroň responds to Jiří Hanuš's questions about Leoš Janáček, Czech music and the emerging Czech identity with a charm that is difficult to replicate. There is a flow to his thoughts, and they are arranged in rapid succession, as if unconsciously captured in a private conversation. In this way he bridges the gap between the language of the profession and the language of everyday life.

Miloš Štědroň (born 1942) is a musicologist, composer, and long‑time professor at Masaryk University, whose scholarly work focuses above all on Leoš Janáček and on the music of the Renaissance, Mannerist, and Baroque periods. As a composer, he has created numerous chamber operas, orchestral and stage works, and played a key role in shaping Brno’s theatre scene, notably as a co‑founder of the Divadlo na provázku theatre.

Jiří Hanuš (born 1963) is a historian and editor whose research focuses on nineteenth‑century history, the history of historiography, and the history of Christianity. He serves as Vice‑Rector of Masaryk University for human resources policy, academic affairs, and culture, teaches at the Faculty of Arts of Masaryk University, and is a member of staff at its Department of History. In addition, he is affiliated with the Center for the Study of Democracy and Culture (CDK), where he, among other activities, serves as editor of the journal Kontexty.

The Mezi žánry ("Between Genres") series is open to all authors with the ambition to reach readers through their own distinctive voice, whether expressed in prose, illustration, poetry, or essayistic writing.