{"product_id":"schreker-fantastic-overture-etc-vassili-sinaisky-bbc-65551","title":"Schreker: Fantastic Overture, Etc \/ Vassili Sinaisky, Bbc Po","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003eREVIEWS:\u003cbr\u003eInternational 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...\"","brand":"Chandos","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":46027690508522,"sku":"095115979723","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/299630.jpg?v=1778349757","url":"https:\/\/arkivmusic.com\/products\/schreker-fantastic-overture-etc-vassili-sinaisky-bbc-65551","provider":"ArkivMusic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}