Janáček: The Excursions of Mr Brouček London Symphony Orchestra & Sir Simon Rattle

• Leoš Janáček (1854 - 1928): The Excursion of Mr Brouček to the Moon, JW I/7, Pt. 1, Act 1:
• 1 Janáček: The Excursion of Mr Brouček to the Moon, JW I/7, Pt. 1, Act 1: Úvod 03:15
• 2 Janáček: The Excursion of Mr Brouček to the Moon, JW I/7, Pt. 1, Act 1: Pak věřit mužům! (Málinka, Mazal, Sakristán, Umělci, Matěj Brouček) 03:19
• 3 Janáček: The Excursion of Mr Brouček to the Moon, JW I/7, Pt. 1, Act 1: Má úcta, pane domácí! (Mazal, Matěj Brouček, Würfl, Málinka, Sakristán, Umělci, Číšníček, Skladatel, Malíř, Básník) 05:02
• 4 Janáček: The Excursion of Mr Brouček to the Moon, JW I/7, Pt. 1, Act 1: Málinko! Málinko, mám briliant! (Mazal, Málinka, Skladatel, Malíř, Básník, Číšníček, Matěj Brouček, Hlasy z hloubky) 06:02
• 5 Janáček: The Excursion of Mr Brouček to the Moon, JW I/7, Pt. 1, Act 1: Cha! Cha! Ký to netvor dĕsi můj ustrnulý zrak? (Blankytný, Matěj Brouček) 04:27
• 6 Janáček: The Excursion of Mr Brouček to the Moon, JW I/7, Pt. 1, Act 1: Tys nikdy nemiloval (Blankytný, Matěj Brouček, Lunobor, Etherea, Družky) 04:54
• 7 Janáček: The Excursion of Mr Brouček to the Moon, JW I/7, Pt. 1, Act 1: Děs vane od tebe jak od Medúzy! (Etherea, Lunobor, Blankytný, Matěj Brouček, Družky) 05:48
• The Excursion of Mr Brouček to the Moon, JW I/7, Pt. 1, Act 2:
• 8 Janáček: The Excursion of Mr Brouček to the Moon, JW I/7, Pt. 1, Act 2: Tuto melodii, ale do bombardonu! (Čaroskvoucí, Umělci, Harfoboj, Etherea, Matěj Brouček, Lunobor, Blankytný) 05:26
• 9 Janáček: The Excursion of Mr Brouček to the Moon, JW I/7, Pt. 1, Act 2: Bud' vítán! Bud' vítán, muži osvícený! - Tanec (Oblačný, Matěj Brouček, Umělci, Básník, Čaroskvoucí, Zázračné Dítě, Etherea) 05:37
• 10 Janáček: The Excursion of Mr Brouček to the Moon, JW I/7, Pt. 1, Act 2: Pros veleducha (Čaroskvoucí, Matěj Brouček, Umělci, Oblačný, Lunobor, Zázračné Dítě, Blankytný) 06:02
• 11 Janáček: The Excursion of Mr Brouček to the Moon, JW I/7, Pt. 1, Act 2: Pojd' sem! (Duhoslav, Matěj Brouček, Umělci, Zázračné Dítě, Čaroskvoucí) 05:25
• 12 Janáček: The Excursion of Mr Brouček to the Moon, JW I/7, Pt. 1, Act 2: A tohle tedy zabité je zvíře? (Čaroskvoucí, Matěj Brouček, Zázračné Dítě, Etherea, Blankytný, Lunobor, Umělci, Harfoboj) 04:04
• 13 Janáček: The Excursion of Mr Brouček to the Moon, JW I/7, Pt. 1, Act 2: Mezihra 03:04
• 14 Janáček: The Excursion of Mr Brouček to the Moon, JW I/7, Pt. 1, Act 2: Čupřiny tvé stále vĕnče (Skladatel, Umělci, Würfl, Mazal, Málinka, Číšníček) 04:02
• The Excursion of Mr Brouček to the 15th Century, JW I/7, Pt. 2, Act 3:
• 15 Janáček: The Excursion of Mr Brouček to the 15th Century, JW I/7, Pt. 2, Act 3: Úvod 01:46
• 16 Janáček: The Excursion of Mr Brouček to the 15th Century, JW I/7, Pt. 2, Act 3: Byly podzemní chodby (Hlas profesorův, Jiný hlas, Matěj Brouček, Würfl, Hlasy) 06:06
• 17 Janáček: The Excursion of Mr Brouček to the 15th Century, JW I/7, Pt. 2, Act 3: Ó, slunce velkého dne (Svatopluk Čech) 03:05
• 18 Janáček: The Excursion of Mr Brouček to the 15th Century, JW I/7, Pt. 2, Act 3: Tuhle cestičku si zapamatujeme! (Matěj Brouček, Konšel, Ženské hlasy, Hlasy, Domšík of the Bell) 03:59
• 19 Janáček: The Excursion of Mr Brouček to the 15th Century, JW I/7, Pt. 2, Act 3: Začíná se den Pánĕ (Domšík of the Bell, Ozbrojený Lid, Konšel, Matěj Brouček) 04:34
• The Excursion of Mr Brouček to the 15th Century, JW I/7, Pt. 2, Act 4:
• 20 Janáček: The Excursion of Mr Brouček to the 15th Century, JW I/7, Pt. 2, Act 4: Kdybych zde nesedĕl (Matěj Brouček, Domšík of the Bell, Kedruta, Lid) 06:43
• 21 Janáček: The Excursion of Mr Brouček to the 15th Century, JW I/7, Pt. 2, Act 4: Aj, od slova božieho? (Domšík of the Bell, Kunka, Matěj Brouček, Vacek Bradatý, Miroslav Zlatník, Vojta od pávů) 05:05
• 22 Janáček: The Excursion of Mr Brouček to the 15th Century, JW I/7, Pt. 2, Act 4: Žel, žel, že jméno české potupeno po všem křesťanstvu (Miroslav Zlatník, Vojta od pávů, Žák, Vacek Bradatý, Domšík of the Bell, Matěj Brouček, Kunka, Petřík) 08:49
• 23 Janáček: The Excursion of Mr Brouček to the 15th Century, JW I/7, Pt. 2, Act 4: Hrrr, Tábor! (Bojovný lid, Kunka, Kedruta, Matěj Brouček) 04:00
• 24 Janáček: The Excursion of Mr Brouček to the 15th Century, JW I/7, Pt. 2, Act 4: Proměna. Hejsasa! Hejsasa! (Děti, Lid, Petřík) 04:33
• 25 Janáček: The Excursion of Mr Brouček to the 15th Century, JW I/7, Pt. 2, Act 4: Hle, tu skrčen jeden! (Táborita I, Táborita II, Matěj Brouček, Petřík, Konšel, Kunka, Lid) 04:06
• 26 Janáček: The Excursion of Mr Brouček to the 15th Century, JW I/7, Pt. 2, Act 4: Šel v našem šiku z brány Špitálské (Petřík, Vojta od pávů, Lid, Konšel, Matěj Brouček, Vacek Bradatý, Kedruta) 03:22
• 27 Janáček: The Excursion of Mr Brouček to the 15th Century, JW I/7, Pt. 2, Act 4: Proměna. Ach! Ach! (Matěj Brouček, Würfl) 03:07
• Total Runtime 02:05:42

Info for Janáček: The Excursions of Mr Brouček

Leoš Janáček’s satirical opera The Excursions of Mr Brouček stands out as one of the composer’s most imaginative works. The story follows the misadventures of Mr Brouček, a beer-guzzling landlord who embarks on two fantastical journeys—first to the Moon and later to 15th-century Prague during the Hussite rebellion. Janáček’s distinctive musical language, characterised by concise motifs and Czech folk melodies, weaves together with the plot to create an opera of remarkable originality.

“The Excursions of Mr Brouček is probably his most eccentric opera, and for Janáček that’s really saying something. It’s beautiful, off-the-charts surreal, and nobody can really imagine what he was thinking when he wrote it.” – Sir Simon Rattle

Conductor Emeritus Sir Simon Rattle conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in a thrilling performance of this one-of-a-kind opera. With an all-star cast led by Peter Hoare as the titular anti-hero, this new addition to Rattle’s acclaimed series of Janáček’s operas offers a delightful take on this seldom-heard masterpiece.

London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle, conductor

Sir Simon Rattle
was born in Liverpool and studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London.

From 1980 to 1998, Sir Simon was Principal Conductor and Artistic Adviser of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and was appointed Music Director in 1990. He moved to Berlin in 2002 and held the positions of Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the Berliner Philharmoniker until he stepped down in 2018. Sir Simon became Music Director of the London Symphony Orchestra in September 2017 and spent the 2017-18 season at the helm of both ensembles.

Sir Simon has made over 70 recordings for EMI record label (now Warner Classics) and has received numerous prestigious international awards for his recordings on various labels. Releases on EMI include Stravinsky’s Symphony of Psalms (which received the 2009 Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance) Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique, Ravel’s L'enfant et les sortileges, Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite, Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 and Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring. From 2014 Sir Simon continued to build his recording portfolio with the Berliner Philharmoniker’s in-house label, Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings, which led to recordings of the Beethoven, Schumann and Sibelius symphony cycles. Sir Simon’s most recent recordings include Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande, Turnage’s Remembering, and Ravel, Dutilleux and Delage on Blue-Ray & DVD with the London Symphony Orchestra’s record label, LSO Live.

Music education is of supreme importance to Sir Simon, and his partnership with the Berliner Philiharmoniker broke new ground with the education programme Zukunft@Bphil, earning him the Comenius Prize, the Schiller Special Prize from the city of Mannheim, the Golden Camera and the Urania Medal. He and the Berliner Philharmoniker were also appointed International UNICEF Ambassadors in 2004 - the first time this honour has been conferred on an artistic ensemble. Sir Simon has also been awarded several prestigious personal honours which include a knighthood in 1994, becoming a member of the Order of Merit from Her Majesty the Queen in 2014 and most recently, was bestowed the Order of Merit in Berlin in 2018. In 2019, Sir Simon was given the Freedom of the City of London.

From 2013, Sir Simon took up residency at Baden-Baden Osterfestspiele performing Die Zauberflöte and a series of concerts with the Berliner Philharmoniker in his first season. Since then the partnership led to performances of Puccini’s Manon Lescaut, Peter Sellars’s ritualization of Bach’s St. John Passion, Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier, Berlioz’s La damnation de Faust,Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde and most recently, Parsifal in 2018. For Salzburg Osterfestspiele, Rattle has conducted staged productions of Fidelio, Così fan tutte, Peter Grimes, Pelléas et Mélisande, Salome and Carmen, a concert performance of Idomeneo and many contrasting concert programmes. He has also conducted Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen with the Berliner Philharmoniker for Festival d'Aix-en-Provence and Salzburg Osterfestspiele and most recently at the Deutsche Oper Berlin and Wiener Staatsoper. Other recent opera productions for Sir Simon include Pelléas et Mélisande and Dialogues des Carmélites for the Royal Opera House; L'Étoile, Aus einem Totenhaus, Káťa Kabanová and La damnation de Faust for the Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin, and Andrew Norman’s A Trip to the Moon at the Barbican Centre, London.

Sir Simon has longstanding relationships with the leading orchestras in London, Europe and the USA; initially working closely with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Boston Symphony Orchestra, and more recently with The Philadelphia Orchestra. He regularly conducts the Wiener Philharmoniker, with whom he has recorded the complete Beethoven symphonies and piano concertos with Alfred Brendel and is also a Principal Artist of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and Founding Patron of Birmingham Contemporary Music Group..

Sir Simon Rattle was knighted in 1994 and in the New Year’s Honours of 2014 he received the Order of Merit from Her Majesty the Queen.

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