Concertino (Janáček)

The Concertino for piano, two violins, viola, clarinet, French horn and bassoon is a composition by the Czech composer Leoš Janáček.

[1] This title Janáček wrote into the finished manuscript; he also added a date (25 April 1925) and a program note.

The première of this 'small concerto' took place on 16 February 1926 in Brno at the third concert of the Moravian Composer's Club.

The work was successful: it was played twice at its premiere and soon received great acclaim in Europe.

[1] The composition consists of four movements: In 1927 Janáček added a commentary to the definitive program.