Jacques Offenbach: Folies Symphoniques/Ouvertures

As Adolf Tegtmeier, the alter ego of Jürgen von Manger, knew quite well, overtures exercise an important function in the opera: They begin, you see, right off with the curtain and start by playing all the melodies in a row, everything that happens to come up later. But this is just to give you the chance to familiarize yourself with the music. And of course its important so that later on you dont get such a big shock. The orchestral overtures brought together on the present recording make the listener eager to hear each of the particular works following them. Even those who do not recognize the fine details of their design will enjoy the inexhaustible wealth of their melodies, the irresistible rhythms and lyricisms, and the skilled details of their instrumentation.

1: Ouverture
2: Ouverture
3: Act IV: Entracte
4: Ouverture
5: Ouverture
6: Ouverture
7: Ouverture - Act III Entracte
8: Ouverture
9: Ouverture
10: Ouverture
11: Ouverture
12: Ouverture

Composer: Jacques Offenbach

Conductor: Howard Griffiths

Number of Discs: 1

Orchestra: Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt

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