Offenbach / Griffiths- Folies Symphoniques
As Adolf Tegtmeier, the alter ego of Jürgen von Manger, knew quite well, overtures exercise an important function in the opera: "They begin, you see, right off with the curtain and start by playing all the melodies in a row, everything that happens to come up later. But this is just to give you the chance to familiarize yourself with the music. And of course it's important... so that later on you don't get such a big shock." The orchestral overtures brought together on the present recording make the listener eager to hear each of the particular works following them. Even those who do not recognize the fine details of their design will enjoy the inexhaustible wealth of their melodies, the irresistible rhythms and lyricisms, and the skilled details of their instrumentation. In their entirety the works on this album invite us to approach Jacques Offenbach's sumptuous oeuvre by way of unknown paths on the occasion of the two hundredth anniversary of his birth - without having to worry about "later getting such a big shock."
Tracklist:
- Les Bavards: Ouverture
- Les Bergers: Ouverture
- Le Roi Carotte, Act IV: Entracte
- Monsieur Choufleuri Restera Chez Lui, Le: Ouverture
- Les Brigands: Ouverture
- Ba-Ta-Clan: Ouverture
- Geneviève De Brabant: Ouverture - Act III Entracte
- Monsieur Et Madame Denis: Ouverture
- La Créole: Ouverture
- La Princesse De Trébizonde: Ouverture
- Madame Favart: Ouverture
- L'île De Tulipatan: Ouverture
UPC > 761203527526
Format > New CD
Label > Cpo Records
Shop online at Darkside Records.
Follow us on Instagram.
As Adolf Tegtmeier, the alter ego of Jürgen von Manger, knew quite well, overtures exercise an important function in the opera: "They begin, you see, right off with the curtain and start by playing all the melodies in a row, everything that happens to come up later. But this is just to give you the chance to familiarize yourself with the music. And of course it's important... so that later on you don't get such a big shock." The orchestral overtures brought together on the present recording make the listener eager to hear each of the particular works following them. Even those who do not recognize the fine details of their design will enjoy the inexhaustible wealth of their melodies, the irresistible rhythms and lyricisms, and the skilled details of their instrumentation. In their entirety the works on this album invite us to approach Jacques Offenbach's sumptuous oeuvre by way of unknown paths on the occasion of the two hundredth anniversary of his birth - without having to worry about "later getting such a big shock."
Tracklist:
- Les Bavards: Ouverture
- Les Bergers: Ouverture
- Le Roi Carotte, Act IV: Entracte
- Monsieur Choufleuri Restera Chez Lui, Le: Ouverture
- Les Brigands: Ouverture
- Ba-Ta-Clan: Ouverture
- Geneviève De Brabant: Ouverture - Act III Entracte
- Monsieur Et Madame Denis: Ouverture
- La Créole: Ouverture
- La Princesse De Trébizonde: Ouverture
- Madame Favart: Ouverture
- L'île De Tulipatan: Ouverture
UPC > 761203527526
Format > New CD
Label > Cpo Records
Shop online at Darkside Records.
Follow us on Instagram.