Famous Overtures, Vol. 3

On this CD:

1. Fierabras, opera, D. 796 Overture
Composed by Franz Schubert

Conducted by Klaus Arp

2. Overture to La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie)
Composed by Gioachino Rossini

Conducted by Klaus Arp

3. Overture to Guillaume Tell (William Tell)
Composed by Gioachino Rossini

Conducted by Klaus Arp

4. Così fan tutte, opera, K. 588 Overture
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Conducted by Klaus Arp

5. Weinachtsouvertüre über "Vom Himmel Hoch" for orchestra & chorus ad lib
Composed by Otto Nicolai

Conducted by Klaus Arp

6. Boccaccio, operetta Overture
Composed by Franz von Suppe

Conducted by Klaus Arp

7. Spanish Comic Overture, Op. 137
Composed by Bela Keler

Conducted by Klaus Arp

8. Der Zigeunerbaron (The Gypsy Baron), overture to the operetta
Composed by Johann II Strauss

Conducted by Klaus Arp

Tracks:

Zigeunerbaron (Ov) - CSR SO/Martin Sieghart
Accelerationen (Walzer), Op.234 - CSR SO/Ondrej Lenard
Bitte schon (Polka), Op.372 - CSR State PO/Alfred Walter
Du und du (Walzer), Op.367 - CSR SO/Ondrej Lenard
Im Krapfenwald (Polka), Op.336 - CSR State PO/Richard Edlinger
Wiener Blut (Walzer), Op.354 - CSR SO/Ondrej Lenard
Eygptian March, Op.335 - CSR SO/Ondrej Lenard
Neu-Wien (Walzer), Op.342 - CSR State PO/Alfred Walter
Leichtes Blut (Polka), Op.319 - Polish State PO/Oliver Dohnanyi

Customer Reviews:

Jolly Selection.......2005-06-05

The five Naxos volumes of “Famous Waltzes, Polkas, Marches and Overtures” by Johann Strauss II are, I assume, collated from the Marco Polo edition of the complete works of Strauss and have been published at full price. Strauss was, of course, first and foremost a composer of dance music, but listening to this series makes it perfectly obvious that he was a lot more than that; perhaps it is no wonder that Brahms was said to be one of his admirers.
This third volume contains quite a jolly selection including some very well-known pieces: the overture to the Gypsy Baron, the waltz Im Krapfenwaldl (complete with birdsong-imitations), the superb waltz Wiener Blut and the Egyptian March, composed for the opening of the Suez Canal. But the other pieces on the disc are also all worth hearing. The performances by the CSR Symphony Orchestra of Bratislava, the CSR State Philharmonic of Kosice (Slovakia) and the Polish State Philharmonic are generally adequate – nobody would mistake them for the Vienna Philharmonic, but they obviously enjoyed playing these pieces under the leadership of a total of five conductors. Perhaps surprisingly, there are practically no variations in the acoustic or sound quality.

Johann Strauss Jr.: 100 Most Famous Waltzes, Overtures, Polka and Marches, Vol. 3

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Johann Strauss Jr.: 100 Most Famous Waltzes, Overtures, Polka and Marches, Vol. 3

Manufacturer: Naxos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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