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Suppe: Overtures, Marches / Jarvi, Royal Scottish NO
Chandos

Suppe: Overtures, Marches / Jarvi, Royal Scottish NO

$21.99

Details

Composer
SUPPE, FRANZ VON
Artist
Jarvi
Format
SACD
Label
Chandos
Released
Jan 29, 2013
Catalog #
CHSA 5110
UPC
095115511022

About



SUPPÉ Overtures: Leichte Kavallerie; Boccaccio; Pique-Dame; Dichter und Bauer; Das Modell; Isabella; Die schöne Galathée; Ein Morgen, ein Mittag und ein Aband in Wien. Boccaccio-Marsch. Humoristische Variationen. Marziale nach Motiven aus der Operette “Fatinitza.” Über Berg, über Thal. Juanita-Marsch • Neeme Järvi, cond; Royal Scottish Natl O • CHANDOS 5110 (SACD: 79: 42)


If your familiarity with Francesco Ezechiele Ermenegildo Cavaliere Suppé Demelli (Franz von Suppé to most of us) is limited to the Overtures to Light Cavalry and Poet and Peasant , then this disc is for you. It can be summed up in two words: GREAT FUN! Thirteen numbers spanning half a century (1844-1895) make up this 80-minute program, and few will disappoint. Right from the opening trumpet fanfare of Light Cavalry —bright, boisterous, splendidly assured—one senses that this disc is going to be a total delight. Tight rhythms, crisp articulation, immense verve, and Chandos’s vividly brilliant sound inform every number.


Unless you are already a die-hard Suppé fan, there are bound to be joyful surprises at every turn. The coda to the Queen of Spades Overture will have you positively jumping out of your seat and cheering with exhilaration. The March after Motifs from Fatinitza (arranged by the 20th-century Max Schönherr) is curiously reminiscent of the March from Beethoven’s Ruins of Athens . Listeners who know Brahms’s Academic Festival Overture will recognize one of its themes in the Humorous Variations , although it should be remembered that Suppé’s overture preceded Brahms’s by more than 30 years. And make no mistake, there is humor aplenty in Suppé’s work.


Exclusively Suppé discs are not common. Those that exist are almost all devoted only to the overtures, and I haven’t found any released since 2001, when Marco Polo issued Vol. 6 of its Suppé Overtures series (Volumes 1, 2, 4, and 5 have been reviewed in Fanfare 18:4, 18:6, 19:4, and 22:6). That makes the present item under consideration all the more welcome as it includes four marches and a variation set in addition to eight overtures, some well known, others not.


Extensive program notes by Calum MacDonald about each work add further sparkle to this outstanding release. Definitely a Want List candidate.


FANFARE: Robert Markow

Tracklist 13 tracks

  1. 1 Leichte Kavallerie (Light Cavalry): Overture 06:33
    Track
    1
    Title
    Leichte Kavallerie (Light Cavalry): Overture
    Duration
    06:33
    Composer
    Franz von Suppé
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  2. 2 Boccaccio: Overture 06:51
    Track
    2
    Title
    Boccaccio: Overture
    Duration
    06:51
    Composer
    Franz von Suppé
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  3. 3 Boccaccio, Act III: March 02:36
    Track
    3
    Title
    Boccaccio, Act III: March
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Franz von Suppé
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  4. 4 Die Kartenschlagerin, oder Pique Dame (Queen of Spades): Overture 06:45
    Track
    4
    Title
    Die Kartenschlagerin, oder Pique Dame (Queen of Spades): Overture
    Duration
    06:45
    Composer
    Franz von Suppé
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  5. 5 Humoristische Variationen (arr. R. Thiele) 05:46
    Track
    5
    Title
    Humoristische Variationen (arr. R. Thiele)
    Duration
    05:46
    Composer
    Franz von Suppé
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  6. 6 Dichter und Bauer (Poet and Peasant): Overture 09:26
    Track
    6
    Title
    Dichter und Bauer (Poet and Peasant): Overture
    Duration
    09:26
    Composer
    Franz von Suppé
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  7. 7 Fatinitza: March 04:24
    Track
    7
    Title
    Fatinitza: March
    Duration
    04:24
    Composer
    Franz von Suppé
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  8. 8 Das Modell (The Model): Overture 06:35
    Track
    8
    Title
    Das Modell (The Model): Overture
    Duration
    06:35
    Composer
    Franz von Suppé
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  9. 9 Uber Berg, Uber Tal 02:35
    Track
    9
    Title
    Uber Berg, Uber Tal
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Franz von Suppé
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  10. 10 Isabella: Overture 07:28
    Track
    10
    Title
    Isabella: Overture
    Duration
    07:28
    Composer
    Franz von Suppé
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  11. 11 Die schöne Galathee (The Beautiful Galatea): Overture 06:51
    Track
    11
    Title
    Die schöne Galathee (The Beautiful Galatea): Overture
    Duration
    06:51
    Composer
    Franz von Suppé
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  12. 12 Donna Juanita: March 04:39
    Track
    12
    Title
    Donna Juanita: March
    Duration
    04:39
    Composer
    Franz von Suppé
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  13. 13 Ein Morgen, ein Mittag, ein Abend in Wien (Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna): Ouvertüre (Overture) 08:08
    Track
    13
    Title
    Ein Morgen, ein Mittag, ein Abend in Wien (Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna): Ouvertüre (Overture)
    Duration
    08:08
    Composer
    Franz von Suppé
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi