Janacek: Orchestral Suites From The Operas Vol. 1
Label: NAXOS Catalog: 8570555 Format: CD New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Peter Breiner - conductorThe bulk of Janacek's output is in the genre of Opera, where he succeeded in picking of the mantle from Dvorak and Smetana. This disc explores the wonderful orchestral sounds that were the foundation of these operas. Fetaured here are Orchestral Suites from Jenufa and The Excursions of Mr. Broucek. While the former is a well-known opera, the latter is virtually unkown, but it certainly is a treat to get to hear the suite from it. Mr. Broucek was a comedic work, and has very much fallen out of the repertoire, but Janacek's genius is evdient throughout the music. This part one of a series of Janacek's suites from operas, and is remarkable disc. Price: $19.98 |