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Schreker: Fantastic Overture, Etc / Vassili Sinaisky, Bbc Po
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Details
- Composer
- SCHREKER, FRANZ
- Artist
- Sinaisky, Bbc Po
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Chandos
- Released
- Feb 01, 2000
- Catalog #
- CHAN 9797
- UPC
- 095115979723
About
Franz Schreker's early 20th Century compositions pushed him to the forefront of modernism. His ability to work on a large scale as well as with more intimate orchestrations makes this collection a particularly varied and enjoyable experience.
The pieces here range from symphonic overtures to small chamber orchestra pieces. The title composition, 'Prelude to a Drama,' billows in its immensity. This work, which Schreker later shortened and used in his opera 'Die Gezeichneten,' achieves its grandiose scale with sweeping melodies with a minimal focus on the underlying rhythms. Conversely, 'Valse lente' is a subtle, tightly scored piece full of bright color and delightful patterns. Written to be a dance score, it is unobtrusively pleasant. Most of the pieces included in this collection, however, are of a more symphonic nature, given to the soaring energy of the late Romantics. Like a Liszt or a Wagner, Schreker put power in his music.
REVIEWS:
International Record Review (4/00, p.41) - "...Schreker had a wonderful sense of fantasy, a feeling for colour and impressive mastery of the orchestra. Sinaisky and his fine orchestra are expertly served by the recording team, and whole disc serves to advance Schreker's cause..."
The pieces here range from symphonic overtures to small chamber orchestra pieces. The title composition, 'Prelude to a Drama,' billows in its immensity. This work, which Schreker later shortened and used in his opera 'Die Gezeichneten,' achieves its grandiose scale with sweeping melodies with a minimal focus on the underlying rhythms. Conversely, 'Valse lente' is a subtle, tightly scored piece full of bright color and delightful patterns. Written to be a dance score, it is unobtrusively pleasant. Most of the pieces included in this collection, however, are of a more symphonic nature, given to the soaring energy of the late Romantics. Like a Liszt or a Wagner, Schreker put power in his music.
REVIEWS:
International Record Review (4/00, p.41) - "...Schreker had a wonderful sense of fantasy, a feeling for colour and impressive mastery of the orchestra. Sinaisky and his fine orchestra are expertly served by the recording team, and whole disc serves to advance Schreker's cause..."
Tracklist 6 tracks
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1 Vorspiel zu einem Drama (Prelude to a Drama), "Prelude to Die Gezeichneten" 20:17
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Vorspiel zu einem Drama (Prelude to a Drama), "Prelude to Die Gezeichneten"
- Duration
- 20:17
- Composer
- Franz Schreker
- Ensemble
- BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Vassily Sinaisky
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2 Valse lente 04:14
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Valse lente
- Duration
- 04:14
- Composer
- Franz Schreker
- Ensemble
- BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Vassily Sinaisky
-
3 Ekkehard, Op.12 12:07
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Ekkehard, Op.12
- Duration
- 12:07
- Composer
- Franz Schreker
- Ensemble
- BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Vassily Sinaisky
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4 Der Schatzgraber, Act III: Interlude 14:31
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Der Schatzgraber, Act III: Interlude
- Duration
- 14:31
- Composer
- Franz Schreker
- Ensemble
- BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Vassily Sinaisky
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5 Der ferne Klang: Nachtstuck 16:15
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Der ferne Klang: Nachtstuck
- Duration
- 16:15
- Composer
- Franz Schreker
- Ensemble
- BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Vassily Sinaisky
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6 Phantastische Ouverture, Op. 15 09:54
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Phantastische Ouverture, Op. 15
- Duration
- 09:54
- Composer
- Franz Schreker
- Ensemble
- BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Vassily Sinaisky