Janáček: Orchestral Suites from the Operas Volume 1

The operas of Leoš Janácek have been gaining their rightful place in major opera houses the world over. First staged in 1904, Jenufa, a powerful tragedy set in a Moravian village, launched Janácek’s operatic career. The Excursions of Mr Broucek, which had its première in 1920, is his most candidly satirical opera, rich in high jinks as the bumptious Prague publican travels to the Moon and back to the 15th century. Peter Breiner, who created the compelling orchestral suites heard on this disc, conducts these world première recordings.