Peter Breiner, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra - Janacek, L.: Operatic Orchestral Suites, Vol. 1-3 (2009)

Tracklist

Janacek, L.: Operatic Orchestral Suites, Vol. 1
01. Jenufa Suite (Arr. P. Breiner): I. Uz Se Vecer Chyli (Night Is Already Falling)
02. Jenufa Suite (Arr. P. Breiner): II. Vseci Sa Zenija - Kazdy Parecek (All Are Getting Married - Every Couple Must Get Over Its Problems)
03. Jenufa Suite (Arr. P. Breiner): III. Neni Ti Teskno, Jenufko? (Are You Feeling Sad, Jenufa?)
04. Jenufa Suite (Arr. P. Breiner): IV. Daleko, Siroko (Far and Wide)
05. Jenufa Suite (Arr. P. Breiner): V. Pan Buh Rac Dat Dobry Den (May God Grant You a Good Day)
06. Jenufa Suite (Arr. P. Breiner): VI. Odesli (They've All Left - Now You Leave Too!)
07. The Excursions of Mr Broucek Suite (Arr. P. Breiner): I. Matej Broucek (Matthew Broucek)
08. The Excursions of Mr Broucek Suite (Arr. P. Breiner): II. Ty Bledy Brachu Tam Nahore (There Is the Moon)
09. The Excursions of Mr Broucek Suite (Arr. P. Breiner): III. Valciky a Jine Tance (Waltzes and Other Dances)
10. The Excursions of Mr Broucek Suite (Arr. P. Breiner): IV. Navstevnik Ze Zeme (Visitor from Earth)
11. The Excursions of Mr Broucek Suite (Arr. P. Breiner): V. Kdoz Su Bozi Bojovnici (Those Who Are the Warriors of God)

Janacek, L.: Operatic Orchestral Suites, Vol. 2
01. Kat'a Kabanova Suite (arr. P. Breiner): I. Overture
02. Kat'a Kabanova Suite (arr. P. Breiner): II. Je Cas, Tichone (Tichon, It's About Time…)
03. Kat'a Kabanova Suite (arr. P. Breiner): III. Vida, Chvastala Jsi Se (There, You Bragged…)
04. Kat'a Kabanova Suite (arr. P. Breiner): IV. Intermezzo and Songs
05. Kat'a Kabanova Suite (arr. P. Breiner): V. Prijde Boure (The Storm Is Coming)
06. The Makropulos Affair Suite (arr. P. Breiner): I. Smrt Na Mne Sahala… (Death Was Touching Me)
07. The Makropulos Affair Suite (arr. P. Breiner): II. Causa Gregor Prus (The Gregor Prus Case)
08. The Makropulos Affair Suite (arr. P. Breiner): III. Zda Se Vamio Divne, Co? (It Appears Strange, Doesn't It?)
09. The Makropulos Affair Suite (arr. P. Breiner): IV. Ja Jsem Totiz Idiot (I Am Actually an Idiot)
10. The Makropulos Affair Suite (arr. P. Breiner): V. a Ja Vas Miluji! (Though I Love You!)
11. The Makropulos Affair Suite (arr. P. Breiner): VI. Nu? (So?)

Janacek, L.: Operatic Orchestral Suites, Vol. 3
01. The Cunning Little Vixen Suite: I. Modra Vazka (The Blue Dragonfly)
02. The Cunning Little Vixen Suite: II. U Revirnika (At the Gamekeeper's Yard)
03. The Cunning Little Vixen Suite: III. Jsem Opravdu Tak Krasna? (Am I Really That Beautiful?)
04. The Cunning Little Vixen Suite: IV. Svatba (The Wedding)
05. The Cunning Little Vixen Suite: V. Tulakova Pisen (Wanderer's Song)
06. The Cunning Little Vixen Suite: VI. Bezi Liska K Taboru (Vixen Is Running)
07. From the House of the Dead Suite (arr. P. Breiner): I. Overture
08. From the House of the Dead Suite (arr. P. Breiner): II. Sto (One Hundred)
09. From the House of the Dead Suite (arr. P. Breiner): III. Bude Prazdnik (Holiday Is Coming)
10. From the House of the Dead Suite (arr. P. Breiner): IV. Drahy, Drahy Aljejo (Dear, Dear Alyeya)
11. From the House of the Dead Suite (arr. P. Breiner): V. Hra a Pantomima (The Play and the Pantomime)
12. From the House of the Dead Suite (arr. P. Breiner): VI. Isaj, Prorok Bozi (Jesus, God's Prophet)

With this disc Naxos completes its acclaimed recordings of Peter Breiner’s powerful and evocative orchestral suites from Janácek’s operas.

In very different ways, The Cunning Little Vixen and From the House of the Dead both reflect on love and loneliness, life and death, good, evil and the human condition, with some of the composer’s most effective music.

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