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Offenbach: Le Royaume de Neptune & Other Works / Griffiths, Deutsches Symphony Orchestra Berlin
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Offenbach: Le Royaume de Neptune & Other Works / Griffiths, Deutsches Symphony Orchestra Berlin

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Composer
OFFENBACH, JACQUES
Artist
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Griffiths
Format
CD
Label
CPO
Released
Nov 01, 2019
Catalog #
555301-2
UPC
761203530120

About

On his recently released Offenbach album featuring some of this composer’s unknown overtures, “Howard Griffiths is able to generate sparkling moments, dramatic buildups of suspense, highly expressive lyrical designs, and frequently suddenly occurring shifts of mood with absolutely outstanding success” (klassik-heute. com). And the latest Offenbach interpretation by Griffiths also does perfect justice to this composer’s highly effectively instrumented and melodically very appealing music while transmitting infectious zest for life. Orphee aux Enfers was Offenbach’s first international success and perhaps his most performed opera throughout the world – a landmark establishing a new genre known as the “Offenbachiade” and standing for societal satire in the form of music theater. The present album offers the essence of the orchestral numbers and ballet inserts composed for the version of Orpheus in the Underworld from 1874. The rediscovery of the magnificent ballet L’Atlantide or Le Royaume de Neptune (The Realm of Neptune) and its recording premiere on this album qualify as nothing short of sensational. Found under incredible circumstances by Jean-Christophe Keck in an old storage box, this music from the recently published volume of Keck’s Offenbach edition for Boosey & Hawkes / Bote & Bock accomplishes a very important task ranking first on the list of every composer’s desiderata by making available score material in its uncorrupted form. These gems are finely orchestrated and filled with magical melodies!

Tracklist 24 tracks

  1. 1 Orphée aux enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld): Overture 09:33
    Track
    1
    Title
    Orphée aux enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld): Overture
    Duration
    09:33
    Composer
    Jacques Offenbach
    Ensemble
    Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  2. 2 L'orage 04:53
    Track
    2
    Title
    L'orage
    Duration
    04:53
    Composer
    Jacques Offenbach
    Ensemble
    Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  3. 3 Scherzando 01:02
    Track
    3
    Title
    Scherzando
    Duration
    01:02
    Composer
    Jacques Offenbach
    Ensemble
    Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  4. 4 Pas de trois 02:22
    Track
    4
    Title
    Pas de trois
    Duration
    02:22
    Composer
    Jacques Offenbach
    Ensemble
    Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  5. 5 Transformation 04:47
    Track
    5
    Title
    Transformation
    Duration
    04:47
    Composer
    Jacques Offenbach
    Ensemble
    Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  6. 6 Marche 00:58
    Track
    6
    Title
    Marche
    Duration
    00:58
    Composer
    Jacques Offenbach
    Ensemble
    Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  7. 7 Valse 05:37
    Track
    7
    Title
    Valse
    Duration
    05:37
    Composer
    Jacques Offenbach
    Ensemble
    Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  8. 8 Polka 01:19
    Track
    8
    Title
    Polka
    Duration
    01:19
    Composer
    Jacques Offenbach
    Ensemble
    Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  9. 9 La Naissance de la perle 03:49
    Track
    9
    Title
    La Naissance de la perle
    Duration
    03:49
    Composer
    Jacques Offenbach
    Ensemble
    Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  10. 10 Variations 03:20
    Track
    10
    Title
    Variations
    Duration
    03:20
    Composer
    Jacques Offenbach
    Ensemble
    Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  11. 11 Finale 02:07
    Track
    11
    Title
    Finale
    Duration
    02:07
    Composer
    Jacques Offenbach
    Ensemble
    Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  12. 12 Apothéose 01:41
    Track
    12
    Title
    Apothéose
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    Jacques Offenbach
    Ensemble
    Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  13. 13 Entrée des bergers 02:41
    Track
    13
    Title
    Entrée des bergers
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    Jacques Offenbach
    Ensemble
    Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  14. 14 Petite marche - Très modéré 02:02
    Track
    14
    Title
    Petite marche - Très modéré
    Duration
    02:02
    Composer
    Jacques Offenbach
    Ensemble
    Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  15. 15 Les faunes 01:59
    Track
    15
    Title
    Les faunes
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Jacques Offenbach
    Ensemble
    Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  16. 16 Final 03:28
    Track
    16
    Title
    Final
    Duration
    03:28
    Composer
    Jacques Offenbach
    Ensemble
    Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  17. 17 I. Allegro moderato 01:48
    Track
    17
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    01:48
    Composer
    Jacques Offenbach
    Ensemble
    Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  18. 18 II. Première heure 00:48
    Track
    18
    Title
    II. Première heure
    Duration
    00:48
    Composer
    Jacques Offenbach
    Ensemble
    Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  19. 19 III. Deuxième heure 00:34
    Track
    19
    Title
    III. Deuxième heure
    Duration
    00:34
    Composer
    Jacques Offenbach
    Ensemble
    Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  20. 20 IV. Troisième heure 01:00
    Track
    20
    Title
    IV. Troisième heure
    Duration
    01:00
    Composer
    Jacques Offenbach
    Ensemble
    Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  21. 21 V. Quatrième heure 00:39
    Track
    21
    Title
    V. Quatrième heure
    Duration
    00:39
    Composer
    Jacques Offenbach
    Ensemble
    Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  22. 22 VI. Cinquième heure 00:53
    Track
    22
    Title
    VI. Cinquième heure
    Duration
    00:53
    Composer
    Jacques Offenbach
    Ensemble
    Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  23. 23 VII. L'aurore 03:12
    Track
    23
    Title
    VII. L'aurore
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Jacques Offenbach
    Ensemble
    Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  24. 24 Orphée aux enfers: Overture 09:21
    Track
    24
    Title
    Orphée aux enfers: Overture
    Duration
    09:21
    Composer
    Carl Binder
    Ensemble
    Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths