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Daniel-François-Esprit AUBER (1782–1871) Overtures, Vol. 7 Le Cheval de bronze
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Le Lac des fées • Marco Spada Jenny Bell • Das eherne Pferd Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava Dario Salvi
This seventh volume of Auber’s overtures features the ‘fairy opera’ Le Cheval de bronze (1835). The overture expresses the magical and mystical dynamism of the story, while the 1857 opéra-ballet version presents an interpolated dance sequence, exemplifying some exotic chinoiserie. Poetic and graceful, Le Lac des fées was highly regarded in Germany, and proved influential on Wagner who saw it in Paris. Marco Spada evinces some of Auber’s most accomplished and sustained mood setting. The overture to Le Cheval de bronze is also heard here in the arrangement by Engelbert Humperdinck ( Das eherne Pferd , 1889). Key features: •
8.574597 Release date: 22 Nov 2024
This volume is the second outing in this series for the Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava (JPO). JPO is one of the leading symphonic orchestras of the Czech Republic, with its distinctive sound and progressive repertoire held in the highest esteem by audiences and critics alike. The JPO dates back to the first half of the 20th century and the founding of a radio orchestra in Ostrava, which saw performances with Hindemith, Prokofiev and Stravinsky. •
Companion titles – Previous volumes in Auber Overtures series
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Vol. 6 employed yet another Czech orchestra, the Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra – previous releases have included the Janáček Philharmonic, the Moravian Philharmonic and the Czech Chamber Philharmonic Pardubice. • Vol. 5 in this series can be heard on 8.574335: ‘This is the Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra’s first appearance in this series…They play the music well… As for Scottish- Italian conductor Dario Salvi , this is a labour of love for him, and I have nothing but admiration for his persistence and scholarship’ ( Fanfare ). Vol. 3 is on 8.574007: ‘The Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra is clearly a well-drilled and accomplished body that responds well to his idiomatic direction. Its performances are enhanced by a fine recording’, wrote MusicWeb International.
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Click to listen to Le Cheval de bronze, AWV 25 – Overture
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Ludwig van BEETHOVEN (1770–1827) Complete Works for Cello and Piano, Vol. 2
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Gabriel Schwabe, Cello Nicholas Rimmer, Piano
After establishing a new genre with his Sonatas for Piano and Cello, Op. 5 , Beethoven returned to it a decade later, working on his Sonata in A major, Op. 69 in parallel with his Fifth and Sixth symphonies. With its unexpected shifts of harmony and mood, this is a work filled with virtuoso flourishes and experimental surprise, elements shared in the defiance of convention and lyrical brilliance of the two Sonatas, Op. 102 . Beethoven considered Handel to be ‘the greatest composer that ever lived’, demonstrating pianistic dexterity in the Variations, WoO 45 on the popular melody ‘See the conqu’ring hero comes’. The first volume in this series is available on Naxos 8.574529.
Click to listen to Cello Sonata No. 3 in A major, Op. 69: II. Scherzo: Allegro molto
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8.574530 Release date: 8 Nov 2024
Companion titles – Recordings featuring Gabriel Schwabe and Nicholas Rimmer
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