Composer: Friedrich Schneider
Orchestra: Anhaltische Philharmonie Dessau
Conductor: Markus L. Frank
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: CPO
Catalogue: 555180-2
Release: 2019
Size: 357 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Overture on the ‘Dessauer Marsch’ op. 50 in D major
Symphony No. 16
02. I. Andante – Allegro vivace
03. II. Andante
04. III. Menuetto. Allegro con fuoco
05. IV. Finale. Allegretto vivace
06. Gaudeamus igitur. Festive Overture on Motifs from Students’ Songs op. 84
07. Tragic Overture, Op. 45
During his lifetime Friedrich Schneider was regarded as »the respected head of the Northern German school« and was a musical institution in Central Germany. He was active as the court music director in Dessau from 1821 until his death, and for two reasons his fame during these years wasconsiderable: because of his wholehearted support of Beethovens works and because of his own compositions in particular his oratorios. Today his Weltgericht continues to be regarded as a link between Haydn and Mendelssohn. Schneiders Symphony No. 16 displays majestic chords, and its movements of song character win over listening audiences with their charm and naturalness while also offering their share of surprises, mirth, and high spirits. In contrast to his symphonies, which all remained unpublished and were more frequently performed only in Dessau with the composer as their conductor, his overtures for a time enjoyed great popularity far beyond his home region. Apart from his opera preludes, Friedrich Schneider wrote a total of twenty overtures, three of which are heard here.
