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On an Overgrown Path

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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 movie _(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