The unbridled musical creativity of the Janoska Ensemble gets free rein on the quartet’s latest CD—aptly titled “Revolution”—on Deutsche Grammophon, a label better known for keeping traditions than breaking them. The album, slated for release on April 15, follows up on the their gold-record winning debut CD “Janoska Style,” the chamber group’s declaration of independence from classical boundaries and an exuberant example of their improvisational, genre-hopping music. Within the space of a few bars, their performances fluidly travel across musical landscapes, instantaneously traversing eras and classifications, from Bach to the Beatles.

To coincide with the release, the Janoska Ensemble will embark on a 10-city U.S. tour beginning March 28, performing a program based on the “Revolution”CD. Their stops include Texas, New York, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, Indiana and Wisconsin.

On April 7 the Janoska Ensemble will showcase their musical creativity in their debut concert at the Community Church at Tellico Village in Loudon. They will perform a program based on their new album “Revolution.” They see their new album Revolution in part as a tribute to the Beatles, offering three of the Beatles’ greatest hits in their own unique interpretation. The audience can expect a concert of genre-hopping music -- from Bach to the Beatles!

The sixth generation of a highly musical family, the Vienna-based ensemble came together in 2013, founded by brothers Ondrej (Violinist), František (Pianist) and Roman (Violinist) and their brother-in-law Julius Darvas (Double-Bassist). Steeped in classical musical since childhood, the ensemble draws on instrumental traditions passed down in the family from father to son. Each is a virtuoso in his own right, having studied with Vienna’s most preeminent teachers, and performed with such distinguished orchestras as the Vienna State Opera Orchestra/Vienna Philharmonic and Vienna Art Orchestra. And, while each has followed their own individual path to musical success, when they perform together as an ensemble something magical happens. That’s when the true Janoska Style emerges.

What exactly is Jansoka Style? The ensemble has developed an utterly original and profoundly personal vision of music that explores a vast range of works, from the classical repertoire to original compositions and completely idiosyncratic arrangements informed by jazz, pop and world music. Their comprehensive training and breadth of knowledge comes through in music that’s surprising and infused with humor, possessing an in-the-moment creativity that lets their individual talents shine.

“In classical music, improvisation has been lost, but it was part of the performances during the Baroque period,” Darvas says. “We’re bringing back that spontaneity and demonstrating that musicians can deviate from the written score and still remain true to the spirit of the composer.”

Critics across four continents have been wowed, saying the Janoska Ensemble “plays with stupendous musicality, racing along with virtuosity virtually off the cuff,” and their music is “like a wild, artistic perfume.”

Audiences worldwide are wowed as well. On stage, they play with a contagious joy, eliciting a vociferous stand up and cheer response normally reserved for rock stars. Their quick-fire musical dialogue has brought the artists invitations to perform with such luminaries as BB King, Anna Netrebko, Al Jarreau, Bobby McFerrin, Juan Diego Florez, Brian McKnight, Julian Rachlin, Randy Newman and Lalo Schifrin.

“We channel the energy of our audiences into what we do on stage,” Darvas says. “You can see and feel the energy and it pushes us to a higher emotional level and gives us the impetus to move in new directions, which is why every performance is so completely different.”

The new album showcases that improvisational prowess, beginning with a characteristically Janoska take on Mozart’s Overture to “The Marriage of Figaro” that starts with the Marseillaise and includes the Jewish wedding song “Khosn Kale Mazl Tov.”

Their version of “Air” by Bach, the master of the Baroque, sets off in quite classical style and then develops into a chain of improvisations that run through each instrument. Despite interspersed blues notes, free solos and carefully nuanced jazz harmonies, the ensemble captures the underlying essence of Bach.

“Hello, Prince!” is an original composition by Roman Janoska dedicated to his son. While on tour, he found out his wife was expecting on the 7th of August or 07/08. He set to work in his hotel room and what emerged is a piece of joyful, infectious energy and filled with numerical symbolism like being written in 7/8 time.

František Janoska pays tribute to two legends of music, Ludwig van Beethoven and Cole Porter, coupled with a nod to Chuck Berry, in “Cole over Beethoven.” An imaginative mix, its refined arrangement creates a symbiosis between genres that goes beyond a simple musical jest.

In addition to other original pieces and works by Tchaikovsky, Kreisler and Wieniawski, one third of the CD is devoted to the Beatles and their influence on both the Janoska quartet and musical history. “The Beatles produced a revolution in pop and rock and we want to start a revolution within the classical canon by giving musicians the freedom to explore new ideas as they’re performing,” Darvas explains.

The ensemble’s version of “Yesterday” turns it into a Baroque pop tune as it’s played alongside the Prelude of Bach’s Cello Suite No. 1 in G major. “Penny Lane” was written in B major, an unusual key for a pop song. The Janoska Ensemble stays true to the song’s bright tone inherent in the five-sharp key and moves the cheerful theme bit by bit from an easy syncopated swing into a dramatic tango rhythm.

Paul McCartney says that “Let it Be” came to him in a dream about his late mother sharing words of comfort. In the Janoska’s subtle reworking, the melodic line Let It Be dominates but careful listeners can detect a second successful theme, one written much earlier, in 1694…the renowned Canon by Johann Pachelbel.

The mastering for “Revolution” took place at the Abbey Road Studio made famous by the Beatles. “It was like the last polishing of a diamond that adds the final lustre,” Darvas adds.

“People leave our concerts smiling, impressed not by our technical ability or how fast we play,” he says. “What audiences appreciate is that we are playing something unique that comes from our hearts.”

"Frantisek Janoska plays a Boesendorfer 280VC Piano. The Janoska Ensemble plays on handmade strings by Thomastik Infeld." For more information, visit janoskaensemble.com and facebook.com/JANOSKAENSEMBLE.