Der Traum ein Leben & Die Prinzessin von Tragant

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Label
CPO
Release Date
July 17, 2026
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Oscar Straus
    • PERFORMER
      Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt, Ernst Theis
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      July 17, 2026
    • UPC
      761203553228
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      555532-2
    • LABEL
      CPO
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Pastorale

      Composer: Oscar Straus

      Ensemble: Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt

      Conductor: Ernst Theis

    2. Der Traum

      Composer: Oscar Straus

      Ensemble: Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt

      Conductor: Ernst Theis

    3. Das Erwachen

      Composer: Oscar Straus

      Ensemble: Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt

      Conductor: Ernst Theis

    4. Allegro moderato

      Composer: Oscar Straus

      Ensemble: Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt

      Conductor: Ernst Theis

    5. Menuett a la cour

      Composer: Oscar Straus

      Ensemble: Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt

      Conductor: Ernst Theis

    6. Valse lente

      Composer: Oscar Straus

      Ensemble: Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt

      Conductor: Ernst Theis

    7. Gavotte: Der Handkuss

      Composer: Oscar Straus

      Ensemble: Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt

      Conductor: Ernst Theis

    8. Die Schlossparade

      Composer: Oscar Straus

      Ensemble: Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt

      Conductor: Ernst Theis

    9. Moderato e rubato: Die Brautwerbung

      Composer: Oscar Straus

      Ensemble: Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt

      Conductor: Ernst Theis

    10. Allegro vivace

      Composer: Oscar Straus

      Ensemble: Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt

      Conductor: Ernst Theis

    11. L'istesso tempo

      Composer: Oscar Straus

      Ensemble: Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt

      Conductor: Ernst Theis

    12. Tempo di marcia

      Composer: Oscar Straus

      Ensemble: Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt

      Conductor: Ernst Theis

    13. Polka: Soldatenliebe

      Composer: Oscar Straus

      Ensemble: Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt

      Conductor: Ernst Theis

    14. Moderato

      Composer: Oscar Straus

      Ensemble: Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt

      Conductor: Ernst Theis

    15. Nocturno

      Composer: Oscar Straus

      Ensemble: Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt

      Conductor: Ernst Theis

    16. Liebeswalzer

      Composer: Oscar Straus

      Ensemble: Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt

      Conductor: Ernst Theis

    17. Allegro moderato

      Composer: Oscar Straus

      Ensemble: Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt

      Conductor: Ernst Theis

    18. Jubelwalzer

      Composer: Oscar Straus

      Ensemble: Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt

      Conductor: Ernst Theis


Nine years before achieving an enduring worldwide success with the operetta A Waltz Dream, Oscar Straus scored a notable success in March 1898 in Mainz-where he was then earning his living as a conductor-with his symphonic poem based on Franz Grillparzer's play Der Traum, ein Leben. As the local press rightly observed at the time, the "very appealing composition, distinguished by it's melodic flow and subtle harmonization... earned the composer, who was present, warm ovations and repeated curtain calls." Today, the work has, quite incomprehensibly, been omitted even from the most exhaustive encyclopedias. Only slightly better was the fate of The Princess of Tragant, a ballet-pantomime that in November 1912 even opened the doors of the Vienna Court Opera to Straus. Although the title has not entirely vanished, the charming tale of a decidedly choosy princess and her suitors-so warmly received by audiences at the time-was soon cast into the impenetrable shadow of A Waltz Dream.