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Straus: Piano Concerto / Serenade

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Details

Composer
STRAUS, OSCAR
Artist
Triendl, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie, Theis
Format
CD
Label
CPO
Released
Aug 07, 2020
Catalog #
555280-2
UPC
761203528028

About

Since Oscar Straus began his career in the cabaret, it was only natural for him to bet on comedy in his first operetta, Die lustigen Nibelungen (1904), a parody of the Nibelungenlied, Wagner, and Wilhelminism. In this way, Straus, more than any of his Viennese contemporaries, became the heir to Jacques Offenbach, the founder of the genre, whose last period of flourishing influenced Straus (who was born in 1870) as well as Franz Lehár, Leo Fall, and Emmerich Kálmán. Straus's Serenade for String Orchestra is written in an always-radiant classical style. Especially the last two movements, "Walzer" and "Alla marcia," have an elegant structure already anticipating the later operettas. The highly romantic Piano Concerto in B minor displays a very different compositional design. Even though the three movements based on Franz Liszt's "New German" model form a seamless whole, they remain clearly recognizable and follow the pattern of the Classical-Romantic piano concerto, a form to which his teacher Max Bruch adhered until the very end. Oscar Straus's claim that he was Bruch's "favorite pupil" is made understandable by this romantic piano concerto, but he very much moves beyond his teacher, is bolder harmonically, and is more reminiscent of Liszt, whom Bruch rejected, along with his idea to have movements form sequences without breaks.

Tracklist 13 tracks

  1. 1 I. Moderato, ma non troppo lento - Allegro con brio 14:04
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Moderato, ma non troppo lento - Allegro con brio
    Duration
    14:04
    Composer
    Oscar Straus
    Performer
    Oliver Triendl
    Ensemble
    Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern
    Conductor
    Ernst Theis
  2. 2 II. Lento assai 04:21
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Lento assai
    Duration
    04:21
    Composer
    Oscar Straus
    Performer
    Oliver Triendl
    Ensemble
    Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern
    Conductor
    Ernst Theis
  3. 3 III. A tempo giusto 08:34
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. A tempo giusto
    Duration
    08:34
    Composer
    Oscar Straus
    Performer
    Oliver Triendl
    Ensemble
    Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern
    Conductor
    Ernst Theis
  4. 4 Der Reigen, Konzertwalzer (arr. F. Marszalek for orchestra) 04:07
    Track
    4
    Title
    Der Reigen, Konzertwalzer (arr. F. Marszalek for orchestra)
    Duration
    04:07
    Composer
    Oscar Straus
    Ensemble
    Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern
    Conductor
    Ernst Theis
  5. 5 I. Allegro commodo 05:48
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegro commodo
    Duration
    05:48
    Composer
    Oscar Straus
    Ensemble
    Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern
    Conductor
    Ernst Theis
  6. 6 II. Scherzino 03:01
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Scherzino
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    Oscar Straus
    Ensemble
    Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern
    Conductor
    Ernst Theis
  7. 7 III. Andantino 03:25
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Andantino
    Duration
    03:25
    Composer
    Oscar Straus
    Ensemble
    Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern
    Conductor
    Ernst Theis
  8. 8 IV. Walzer 04:30
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Walzer
    Duration
    04:30
    Composer
    Oscar Straus
    Ensemble
    Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern
    Conductor
    Ernst Theis
  9. 9 V. Finale: Alla marcia 04:03
    Track
    9
    Title
    V. Finale: Alla marcia
    Duration
    04:03
    Composer
    Oscar Straus
    Ensemble
    Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern
    Conductor
    Ernst Theis
  10. 10 Einleitung: Andante 00:54
    Track
    10
    Title
    Einleitung: Andante
    Duration
    00:54
    Composer
    Oscar Straus
    Ensemble
    Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern
    Conductor
    Ernst Theis
  11. 11 Walzer No. 1 01:08
    Track
    11
    Title
    Walzer No. 1
    Duration
    01:08
    Composer
    Oscar Straus
    Ensemble
    Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern
    Conductor
    Ernst Theis
  12. 12 Walzer No. 2 01:24
    Track
    12
    Title
    Walzer No. 2
    Duration
    01:24
    Composer
    Oscar Straus
    Ensemble
    Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern
    Conductor
    Ernst Theis
  13. 13 Walzer No. 3 - Coda 02:59
    Track
    13
    Title
    Walzer No. 3 - Coda
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    Oscar Straus
    Ensemble
    Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern
    Conductor
    Ernst Theis