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Lortzing: Ouvertures

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Details

Composer
Albert Lortzing
Artist
WDR Funkhausorchester, Philipp Baader, Marc Gruber
Format
CD
Label
CPO
Released
Aug 16, 2024
Catalog #
555626-2
UPC
0761203562626

About

Albert Lortzing, who did not even reach the age of fifty, composed a towering number of stage works, several of which are regarded as German national treasures even today. Others have proven themselves to have stood the test of time thanks to excellent recordings. Although he became immortal with his Zar und Zimmermann and Undine, his purely orchestral output is quite thin. If it were not for the concert piece for horn and a similar work for trumpet, there would only be a number of overtures and pieces of ballet music available to a symphonic ensemble to produce a colourful portrait. The WDR Funkhausorchester has thus recorded a lively mixture of soloistic brilliance, entertaining dances and "dramatic" overtures whose existence was previously only known to die-hard Lortzing fans.

Tracklist 9 tracks

  1. 1 Casanova: Overture 09:15
    Track
    1
    Title
    Casanova: Overture
    Duration
    09:15
    Composer
    Albert Lortzing
    Ensemble
    West German Radio Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ernst Theis
  2. 2 Undine, Act II: Ballet Music 10:35
    Track
    2
    Title
    Undine, Act II: Ballet Music
    Duration
    10:35
    Composer
    Albert Lortzing
    Ensemble
    West German Radio Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ernst Theis
  3. 3 Die beiden Schützen: Overture 05:53
    Track
    3
    Title
    Die beiden Schützen: Overture
    Duration
    05:53
    Composer
    Albert Lortzing
    Ensemble
    West German Radio Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ernst Theis
  4. 4 Konzertstück for Horn and Orchestra in E Major 14:09
    Track
    4
    Title
    Konzertstück for Horn and Orchestra in E Major
    Duration
    14:09
    Composer
    Albert Lortzing
    Performer
    Marc Gruber
    Ensemble
    West German Radio Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ernst Theis
  5. 5 Der Pole und sein Kind: Overture 06:02
    Track
    5
    Title
    Der Pole und sein Kind: Overture
    Duration
    06:02
    Composer
    Albert Lortzing
    Ensemble
    West German Radio Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ernst Theis
  6. 6 Hans Sachs: Ballet Music 13:51
    Track
    6
    Title
    Hans Sachs: Ballet Music
    Duration
    13:51
    Composer
    Albert Lortzing
    Ensemble
    West German Radio Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ernst Theis
  7. 7 Rolands Knappen: Overture 06:47
    Track
    7
    Title
    Rolands Knappen: Overture
    Duration
    06:47
    Composer
    Albert Lortzing
    Ensemble
    West German Radio Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ernst Theis
  8. 8 Theme and Variations for Trumpet and Orchestra 09:46
    Track
    8
    Title
    Theme and Variations for Trumpet and Orchestra
    Duration
    09:46
    Composer
    Albert Lortzing
    Performer
    Philipp Baader
    Ensemble
    West German Radio Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ernst Theis
  9. 9 Yelva: Overture 06:36
    Track
    9
    Title
    Yelva: Overture
    Duration
    06:36
    Composer
    Albert Lortzing
    Ensemble
    West German Radio Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ernst Theis