Composer: Paul Wranitzky
Orchestra: Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
Conductor: Marek Štilec
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8574290
Release: 2022
Size: 1.25 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Das Waldmädchen
01. Overture
02. No.1, Allegretto
03. No.2, Maestoso – Ballabile. Allegro non troppo
04. No.3, Andante – Allegretto
05. No.4, Un poco adagio – Allegro
06. No.5, Andante
07. No.6, Allegretto
08. No.7, Allegretto
09. No.8, Andantino – Allegretto
10. No.9, Allegro
11. No.10, Larghetto
12. No.11, Larghetto
13. No.12, Maestoso
14. No.13, Andantino semplice
15. No.14, Cosacca. Non troppo allegro – Zum Kosakischen
16. No.15, Groteschi. Andantino – Allegretto
17. No.16, La russe
18. No.17, Polonoise
19. No.18, Solo Vulcani. Adagio non troppo – Polonoise
20. No.19, Masur
21. No.20, Allegro vivace
22. Pastorale & Allemande
In the last decade of the 18th century, the Moravian composer Paul Wranitzky was Vienna’s leading symphonist. As orchestral director of the court theatre he also composed many works for the stage. The ballet-pantomime Das Waldmädchen (‘The Forest Maiden’) proved one of his greatest successes, enchanting the Viennese public with its tuneful score and the charming story of a feral girl found in the forest by a Polish prince out hunting. Its enduring popularity sparked numerous productions across Europe and inspired works by Beethoven and Weber. The delightfully rustic Pastorale and Allemande was written for Empress Marie Therese, an important musical patron who favoured Wranitzky as composer and concertmaster.