“Music as a Mirror of History” S:1 E:17

S:1 E:17 The life and music of composer Leo Jan?ek were profoundly shaped by the longtime enmity in Czech lands between the Germans and the Czechs. Study the history of German/Czech relations dating from the 17th century, and learn how the events of a political demonstration in 1905 inspired Jan?eks Piano Sonata 1, a highly personal expression of wonder, rage, and grief.