Composer: Carl Binder, Jacques Offenbach
Orchestra: Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Conductor: Howard Griffiths
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: CPO
Catalogue: 555301-2
Release: 2019
Size: 396 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Offenbach: Orphée aux enfers (Revised Version)
01. Ouverture
02. Le royaume de Neptune. L’orge
03. Le royaume de Neptune. Scherzando
04. Le royaume de Neptune. Pas de trois
05. Le royaume de Neptune. Transformation
06. Le royaume de Neptune. Marche
07. Le royaume de Neptune. Valse
08. Le royaume de Neptune. Polka
09. Le royaume de Neptune. La naissance de la perle
10. Le royaume de Neptune. Variations
11. Le royaume de Neptune. Finale
12. Le royaume de Neptune. Apothéose
13. Ballet pastorale. Entrée des bergers
14. Ballet pastorale. Petite marche
15. Ballet pastorale. Les faunes
16. Ballet pastorale. Final
17. Divertissement des songes et des heures. Allegro moderato
18. Divertissement des songes et des heures. Première heure
19. Divertissement des songes et des heures. Deuxième heure
20. Divertissement des songes et des heures. Troisième heure
21. Divertissement des songes et des heures. Quatrième heure
22. Divertissement des songes et des heures. Cinquième heure
23. Divertissement des songes et des heures. L’Aurore
24. Binder: Overture to ‘Orphée aux enfers’ (After Offenbach)
On his recently released Offenbach CD featuring some of this composer’s unknown overtures, ‘Howard Griffiths is able to generate sparkling moments, dramatic buildups of suspense, highly expressive lyrical designs, and frequently suddenly occurring shifts of mood with absolutely outstanding success’ (klassik-heute.com). And the latest Offenbach interpretation by Griffiths also does perfect justice to this composer’s highly effectively instrumented and melodically very appealing music while transmitting infectious zest for life. Orphée aux Enfers was Offenbach’s first international success and perhaps his most performed opera throughout the world – a landmark establishing a new genre known as the »Offenbachiade« and standing for societal satire in the form of music theater. The present CD offers the essence of the orchestral numbers and ballet inserts composed for the version of Orpheus in the Underworld from 1874. The rediscovery of the magnificent ballet L’Atlantide or Le Royaume de Neptune (The Realm of Neptune) and its recording premiere on this CD qualify as nothing short of sensational.