COMPOSERS: Janacek
LABELS: Supraphon
WORKS: The Excursions of Mr Broucek
PERFORMER: Bohumír Vich, Ivo Zídek, Libuse Domanínská; Prague National Theatre Chorus & Orchestra/Václav Neumann
CATALOGUE NO: SU 3985-2
This pioneering recording of Janácek’s satirical adventure captures the work’s sense of surreal fun, but the rough and ready performance shows its age. Christopher Dingle