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Braunfels: Don Juan; Symphonic Variations on a Nursery Song
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Braunfels: Don Juan; Symphonic Variations on a Nursery Song

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Composer
BRAUNFELS, WALTER
Artist
Frank
Format
CD
Label
Capriccio
Released
Jan 08, 2016
Catalog #
C5250
UPC
845221052502

About

Walter Braunfels (1882-1954) was applauded as a pioneering representative of New Music. Leading conductors such as Hans Pfitzner, Ernst von Schuch, Bruno Walter, Arthur Nikisch and Wilhelm Furtwängler performed his orchestral works in major cities. But following the Nazi seizure of power in 1933, as a 'half-Jew', even Braunfels lost all of his positions and was banned from either performing or having his works performed; his name was systematically deleted from musical literature and reference works. Written in a classicromantic style, Braunfels' 7-movement phantasmagoria “Don Juan” incorporates variations on themes and motifs from Mozart's opera “Don Giovanni”, which was premièred in 1787. He thus deliberately placed himself in the German classical-romantic traditions, which he sought to transfer to his 20th-century resources in compositional style. The work was premièred in 1924, conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler. - Naxos

Tracklist 9 tracks

  1. 1 I. Introduzione und Thema 03:16
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Introduzione und Thema
    Duration
    03:16
    Composer
    Walter Braunfels
    Ensemble
    Philharmonisches Orchester Altenburg Gera
    Conductor
    Markus L. Frank
  2. 2 II. Variation 1 02:48
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Variation 1
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Walter Braunfels
    Ensemble
    Philharmonisches Orchester Altenburg Gera
    Conductor
    Markus L. Frank
  3. 3 III. Variation 2 03:53
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Variation 2
    Duration
    03:53
    Composer
    Walter Braunfels
    Ensemble
    Philharmonisches Orchester Altenburg Gera
    Conductor
    Markus L. Frank
  4. 4 IV. Variation 3 03:13
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Variation 3
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    Walter Braunfels
    Ensemble
    Philharmonisches Orchester Altenburg Gera
    Conductor
    Markus L. Frank
  5. 5 V. Variation 4 04:45
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Variation 4
    Duration
    04:45
    Composer
    Walter Braunfels
    Ensemble
    Philharmonisches Orchester Altenburg Gera
    Conductor
    Markus L. Frank
  6. 6 VI. Variation 5 06:22
    Track
    6
    Title
    VI. Variation 5
    Duration
    06:22
    Composer
    Walter Braunfels
    Ensemble
    Philharmonisches Orchester Altenburg Gera
    Conductor
    Markus L. Frank
  7. 7 VII. Variation 6 04:34
    Track
    7
    Title
    VII. Variation 6
    Duration
    04:34
    Composer
    Walter Braunfels
    Ensemble
    Philharmonisches Orchester Altenburg Gera
    Conductor
    Markus L. Frank
  8. 8 VIII. Variation 7 04:59
    Track
    8
    Title
    VIII. Variation 7
    Duration
    04:59
    Composer
    Walter Braunfels
    Ensemble
    Philharmonisches Orchester Altenburg Gera
    Conductor
    Markus L. Frank
  9. 9 Symphonic Variations on an old French children's song, Op. 15 16:12
    Track
    9
    Title
    Symphonic Variations on an old French children's song, Op. 15
    Duration
    16:12
    Composer
    Walter Braunfels
    Ensemble
    Philharmonisches Orchester Altenburg Gera
    Conductor
    Markus L. Frank