Title: | Famous Overture |
Otros títulos: | Obertura Famosa The Beautiful Galatea : Galatea Hermoso Poet and Peasant : Poeta y Campesino Fitinitza Jolly Robbers and Others : Ladrones Alegres y Otros |
Intérprete/ Colaborador: | Franz von Suppé; Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra (Košice); Alfred Walter |
Código CDU: | Suppe.01 |
Forma Musical: | Overtures. |
Abstract: | Composer Franz von Suppé—in full, Francesco Ezechiele Ermenegildo, Cavaliere Suppé-Demelli—was the leading light of Austrian operetta in the middle and late nineteenth century, enjoying a success that rivaled that of Frenchman Jacques Offenbach. Suppé's pedigree perhaps hinted at his promise as a composer of stage works: He was a distant relative to Italian opera luminary Gaetano Donizetti, who took an active hand in Suppé's education when the budding composer's talent became evident. Suppé was born in Spalato, Dalmatia (now Split, Croatia); his parents, who discouraged his musical career, were Austrians of Belgian extraction. Though he demonstrated compositional aptitude at a young age—by the age of 13 he had written a Mass—Suppé studied law in Italy. After his father's death, however, he returned to Austria with his mother and made several return visits to Italy, probably resulting from his contact with Donizetti. Steeped in the music of Rossini and Verdi, he brought a lifetime's reserve ... |
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1. The Beautiful Galatea (Die schöne Galatea).wav | 7:18 | 73.75Mb | WAV audio | Wav | |
2. Light Cavalry (Leichte Kavallerie).wav | 6:28 | 65.35Mb | WAV audio | Wav | |
3. Fatinitza.wav | 6:34 | 66.28Mb | WAV audio | Wav | |
4. Boccaccio March.wav | 7:32 | 76.12Mb | WAV audio | Wav | |
5. Fortune's Labyrinth (Irrfaht um's Glück).wav | 7:39 | 77.17Mb | WAV audio | Wav | |
6. Morning Noon ... ag, ein Abend in Wien).wav | 8:08 | 82.06Mb | WAV audio | Wav | |
7. Jolly Robbers (Banditenstreiche).wav | 6:52 | 69.25Mb | WAV audio | Wav | |
8. Queen of Spades (Die Kartenschlägerin).wav | 7:36 | 76.76Mb | WAV audio | Wav | |
9. Gay Blades (Flotte Burschen).wav | 6:08 | 61.84Mb | WAV audio | Wav | |
10. Poet and Peasant (Dichter und Bauer).wav | 10:24 | 104.9Mb | WAV audio | Wav |