Hans Pfitzner
1869–1949. German composer. in the Late Romanticism tradition.
German Late Romantic composer best known for his opera Palestrina; associated with conservative Romanticism and a reaction against modernism. Small product count in catalog but reasonably well-documented figure.
Signature works: Palestrina (opera), Das Christelflein, String Quartet No. 4, Violin Concerto in B minor, Das dunkle Reich.
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Pfitzner, H.: Symphony in C Major / Strauss, R.: Don Juan /
Pfitzner: Die Rose von Liebesgarten / Beermann, Robert Schumann Philharmonic
Hans Pfitzner’s 1901 opera Die Rose vom Liebesgarten sets a libretto by James Grum, which was inspired by an 1890 painting by Hans Thoma, Der Wachter vor dem Liebesgarten. While the premiere of the first act was quite poorly received, the entire opera finally received a successful staging by Gustav Mahler in Vienna in 1905. This production, featuring world-renowned vocalists Andre Riemer, Tiina Penttinen, Jona Buchner, Astrid Weber, and Andreas Kindschuh, is conducted by Frank Beerman. Beerman has gained international renown as a conductor both on the stage and with his many recordings. His always alert interest in new and undiscovered music and in new interpretations of the core repertoire has brought him numerous prizes and distinctions. His recordings feature the core repertoire as well as rediscoveries and contemporary works. They have won several awards, including Echo Klassik prizes in 2009 and 2015.
Pfitzner: Das dunkle Reich, Op. 38
Das Dunkle Reich, Von Deutsche
Chamber Works
Pfitzner: Palestrina / Petrenko, Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra
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REVIEW:
Conductor Kirill Petrenko, leader of Bayreuth’s bicentenary Ring, matches Rudolf Kempe’s recently rediscovered 1955 Salzburg performance (Walhall): they’re both compelling story-tellers of large-scale operatic narrative who can mix and match dialogue scenes with varied tempi and dramatically appropriate orchestral balance. Frankfurt’s cast has plenty of gutsy ecclesiastical characters in the Council scene, Stallmeister and Mahnke do well by Ighino and Silla (but don’t miss young Elisabeth Söderström’s Son for Kempe), Koch is a worthy Borromeo and the whole is a triumph for British tenor Peter Bronder in the title-role.
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Pfitzner: The Christmas Elf / Eichhorn, Munich Radio Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch: Complete Symphonic, Lieder & Choral Recordings - Warner Classics Edition, Vol. 1
Pfitzner: Palestrina, Woo 17 & Vorspiele
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