Lortzing: Overtures

WDR Funkhausorchester Köln;
Theis, Ernst

CPO 555 626-2

Albert Lortzing, who did not even reach the age of fifty, composed a towering number of stage works, several of which are regarded as German national treasures even today. Others have proven themselves to have stood the test of time thanks to excellent recordings. Although he became immortal with his Zar und Zimmermann and Undine, his purely orchestral output is quite thin. If it were not for the concert piece for horn and a similar work for trumpet, there would only be a number of overtures and pieces of ballet music available to a symphonic ensemble to produce a colourful portrait. The WDR Funkhausorchester has thus recorded a lively mixture of soloistic brilliance, entertaining dances and "dramatic" overtures whose existence was previously only known to die-hard Lortzing fans.

Works:

•Lortzing: Die beiden Schützen
• Lortzing: Hans Sachs
• Lortzing: Undine
• Lortzing: Casanova
• Lortzing: Concert piece for horn and orchestra in E Major
• Lortzing: Der Pole und sein Kind
• Lortzing: Hans Sachs
• Lortzing: Rolands Knappen
• Lortzing: Concert piece for trumpet and orchestra in B Flat Major
• Lortzing: Yelva

CD

Muzyka klasyczna

CPO

02-07-2024

761203562626