Janácek: Orchestral Suites from the Operas, Vol. 2

"A very enjoyable disc, overall. "

"It's particularly exciting to hear the music from Kát'a Kabanova, the composer's most voluptuous (and saddest) opera. Breiner basically follows the course of the action in his five-movement suite, and after a fairly stiff performance of the overture his conducting steadily improves, as (it seems) does the confidence of the orchestra. The long last movement, all from the third act, is very skillfully put together, and the storm music comprising the first few minutes packs the sonic and emotional wallop that it must. Fans of the opera will really enjoy this."