Romantic Overtures (Hybr)

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Label
Ars Produktion
Release Date
January 1, 2012
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      WEBER SPOHR MENDELSSOHN MEY
    • PERFORMER
      Rudner, Wurttembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      January 01, 2012
    • UPC
      4260052380833
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      ARS38083
    • LABEL
      Ars Produktion
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. Abu Hassan, J. 106: Overture

      Composer: Carl Maria von Weber

      Ensemble: Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen

      Conductor: Ola Rudner

    2. Jessonda, Op. 63: Overture

      Composer: Louis Spohr

      Ensemble: Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen

      Conductor: Ola Rudner

    3. Wirt und Gast, oder Aus Scherz Ernst: Overture

      Composer: Giacomo Meyerbeer

      Ensemble: Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen

      Conductor: Ola Rudner

    4. Oberon, J. 306: Overture

      Composer: Carl Maria von Weber

      Ensemble: Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen

      Conductor: Ola Rudner

    5. Ouverture zum Marchen von der schönen Melusine, Op. 32, "Die schöne Melusine"

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Ensemble: Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen

      Conductor: Ola Rudner

    6. The Hebrides, Op. 26, "Fingal's Cave"

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Ensemble: Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen

      Conductor: Ola Rudner

    7. Beim Antritt des neuen Jahres 1835: Overture

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen

      Conductor: Ola Rudner

    8. Der Freischutz, J. 277: Overture

      Composer: Carl Maria von Weber

      Ensemble: Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen

      Conductor: Ola Rudner


It was not so much the hunger for self-education and thirst for knowledge about past eras, distant lands and their customs which were the reason for corresponding themes and locations in Romantic opera, but more a type of escapism from the all too mundane and oppressive aspects of everyday life. The overtures in particular provided plenty of space for vivid imagination, as their purpose was to direct the fantasy of the listener in a particular direction without having to focus specifically on the concrete rigidities of the plot as subsequently depicted on the opera stage. The Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen under the direction of Ola Rudner present a selection of lesser known examples of Romantic overtures on this recording.