Janacek: The Excursions of Mr Broucek (Vol 2)

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Janacek: The Excursions of Mr Broucek (Vol 2)

The Excursions of Mr Brouček: Janáček's Wildest Journey.

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Artists London Symphony Orchestra, Aleš Briscein, Lucy Crowe

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Sir Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra bring Janáček's rarely staged operatic diptych to life in this live Barbican recording — a work that took him nearly a decade and seven librettists to complete. Mr Brouček, a beer-and-sausage-loving Prague landlord, is swept from his own century first to a satirical lunar utopia of preening aesthetes, then to the heroic Hussite Prague of the 15th century. Peter Hoare leads a cast including Aleš Briscein, Lucy Crowe, and Gyula Orendt, with Tenebrae under Nigel Short joining the LSO for a score Janáček packed with comic invention, orchestral colour, and — in its "15th Century" excursion — a surge of national pride tied to Czech independence. Sir Simon Rattle, conductor London Symphony Orchestra Peter Hoare - tenor Aleš Briscein - tenor Lucy Crowe - soprano Gyula Orendt - baritone Lukáš Zeman - baritone Doubravka Novotná - soprano Hannah Hipp - mezzo-soprano Arttu Kataja - baritone Stephan Rügamer - tenor Linard Vrielink - tenor Tenebrae, Nigel Short - chorus director

Tracklist

Total time: 59:23

1. The Excursion of Mr Brouček to the 15th Century (Pt. 2) - Act 3, Úvod (Introduction)

01:47

2. The Excursion of Mr Brouček to the 15th Century (Pt. 2) - Act 3, Byly podzemní chodby (Hlas profesor

06:06

3. The Excursion of Mr Brouček to the 15th Century (Pt. 2) - Act 3, Ó, slunce velkého dne (Svatopluk Če

03:06

4. The Excursion of Mr Brouček to the 15th Century (Pt. 2) - Act 3, Tuhle cestičku si zapamatujeme! (Ma

03:59

5. The Excursion of Mr Brouček to the 15th Century (Pt. 2) - Act 3, Začíná se den Pánĕ (Domšík of the B

04:35

6. The Excursion of Mr Brouček to the 15th Century (Pt. 2) - Act 4, Kdybych zde nesedĕl (Matěj Brouček,

06:43

7. The Excursion of Mr Brouček to the 15th Century (Pt. 2) - Act 4, Aj, od slova božieho? (Domšík of th

05:05

8. The Excursion of Mr Brouček to the 15th Century (Pt. 2) - Act 4, Žel, žel, že jméno české potupeno p

08:50

9. The Excursion of Mr Brouček to the 15th Century (Pt. 2) - Act 4, Hrrr, Tábor! (Bojovný lid, Kunka, K

04:01

10. The Excursion of Mr Brouček to the 15th Century (Pt. 2) - Act 4, Proměna. Hejsasa! Hejsasa! (Děti, L

04:33

11. The Excursion of Mr Brouček to the 15th Century (Pt. 2) - Act 4, Hle, tu skrčen jeden! (Táborita I,

04:07

12. The Excursion of Mr Brouček to the 15th Century (Pt. 2) - Act 4, Šel v našem šiku z brány Špitálské

03:23

13. The Excursion of Mr Brouček to the 15th Century (Pt. 2) - Act 4, Proměna. Ach! Ach! (Matěj Brouček,

03:08

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Additional Information

Label

LSO Live

SKU

LSO09152D

Qualities

FLAC 96 kHz, DSD 64, DSD 128, DSD 256, DSD 512, DXD 24 Bit, DXD 32 Bit, FLAC 192 kHz

Channels

2ch Stereo, 5.1ch Surround, 2ch Stereo & 5.1ch Surround

Artists

London Symphony Orchestra, Aleš Briscein, Lucy Crowe

Composers

Janacek

Conductors

Sir Simon Rattle

Genres

Classical

Original Recording Format

DSD 256

Recording Location

Barbican Hall, London

Producer

Andrew Cornall

Recording Engineer

Jonathan Stokes

Release Date

September 04, 2026

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Rob Pennock

“The music is glorious... This is one hell of a score. Rattle’s conducting is beautifully paced and phrased, with transparent textures, sprung rhythms and when needed, immense power and emotional heft... As ever with LSO Live, the DSD512 download is the nearest modern digital sound can get you to being there. With a sense of depth, presence, projection, definition, analogue-like instrumental and vocal timbres and space in and around the performers.”

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Janacek: The Excursions of Mr Broucek (Vol 2)

Janacek: The Excursions of Mr Broucek (Vol 2)

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