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Offenbach: Folies symphoniques & Ouvertures / Griffiths, Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt

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Composer
OFFENBACH, JACQUES
Artist
Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt, Griffiths
Format
CD
Label
CPO
Released
May 03, 2019
Catalog #
555275-2
UPC
761203527526

About

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 12 tracks

  1. 1 Les bavards: Overture 06:27
    Track
    1
    Title
    Les bavards: Overture
    Duration
    06:27
    Composer
    Jacques Offenbach
    Ensemble
    Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  2. 2 Les bergers: Overture 05:03
    Track
    2
    Title
    Les bergers: Overture
    Duration
    05:03
    Composer
    Jacques Offenbach
    Ensemble
    Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  3. 3 Le Roi Carotte, Act IV: Entracte 03:42
    Track
    3
    Title
    Le Roi Carotte, Act IV: Entracte
    Duration
    03:42
    Composer
    Jacques Offenbach
    Ensemble
    Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  4. 4 M. Choufleuri restera chez lui le … : Overture 06:53
    Track
    4
    Title
    M. Choufleuri restera chez lui le … : Overture
    Duration
    06:53
    Composer
    Jacques Offenbach
    Ensemble
    Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  5. 5 Les brigands: Overture 03:06
    Track
    5
    Title
    Les brigands: Overture
    Duration
    03:06
    Composer
    Jacques Offenbach
    Ensemble
    Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  6. 6 Ba-ta-clan: Overture 02:48
    Track
    6
    Title
    Ba-ta-clan: Overture
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Jacques Offenbach
    Ensemble
    Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  7. 7 Geneviève de Brabant: Overture - Act III: Entracte 03:53
    Track
    7
    Title
    Geneviève de Brabant: Overture - Act III: Entracte
    Duration
    03:53
    Composer
    Jacques Offenbach
    Ensemble
    Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  8. 8 Monsieur et Madame Denis: Overture 06:32
    Track
    8
    Title
    Monsieur et Madame Denis: Overture
    Duration
    06:32
    Composer
    Jacques Offenbach
    Ensemble
    Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  9. 9 La créole: Overture 03:19
    Track
    9
    Title
    La créole: Overture
    Duration
    03:19
    Composer
    Jacques Offenbach
    Ensemble
    Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  10. 10 La princesse de Trébizonde: Overture 06:42
    Track
    10
    Title
    La princesse de Trébizonde: Overture
    Duration
    06:42
    Composer
    Jacques Offenbach
    Ensemble
    Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  11. 11 Madame Favart: Overture 04:40
    Track
    11
    Title
    Madame Favart: Overture
    Duration
    04:40
    Composer
    Jacques Offenbach
    Ensemble
    Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  12. 12 L'Île de Tulipatan: Overture 04:16
    Track
    12
    Title
    L'Île de Tulipatan: Overture
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Jacques Offenbach
    Ensemble
    Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths