Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin & JoAnn Falletta - Schreker: The Birthday of the Infanta Suite, Prelude to a Drama & Romantic Suite (2018) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist
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01. Prelude to a Drama
02. The Birthday of the Infanta Suite: I. Reigen
03. The Birthday of the Infanta Suite: II. Aufzug und Kampfspiel
04. The Birthday of the Infanta Suite: III. Die Marionetten
05. The Birthday of the Infanta Suite: IV. Menuett der Tänzerknaben
06. The Birthday of the Infanta Suite: V. Die Tänze des Zwerges
07. The Birthday of the Infanta Suite: VI. Mit dem Wind im Frühling
08. The Birthday of the Infanta Suite: VII. In blauen Sandalen über das Korn
09. The Birthday Of The Infanta Suite: VIII. Im Roten Gewand Im Herbst
10. The Birthday of the Infanta Suite: IX. Die Rose der Infantin
11. The Birthday of the Infanta Suite: X. Nachklang
12. Romantic Suite, Op. 14: I. Idylle
13. Romantic Suite, Op. 14: II. Scherzo
14. Romantic Suite, Op. 14: III. Intermezzo
15. Romantic Suite, Op. 14: IV. Tanz

Franz Schreker was a prominent figure in early 20th-century Austro-German music, his reputation as an opera composer rivaling that of Richard Strauss. The Prelude to a Drama is the concert overture of Schreker’s acclaimed opera Die Gezeichneten, a lurid drama involving murder and madness. Conceived as a theatrical pantomime, The Birthday of the Infanta adapts Oscar Wilde’s tragic tale of an ugly dwarf who dies of a broken heart, while the Romantic Suite fully explores the composer’s colorfully detailed and translucent orchestration and lyrical expressiveness. The Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra dates back to the beginnings of music broadcasting in 1923. Since then it has developed its position to become one of Berlin’s top orchestras, and today is ranked in the highest echelon of German radio orchestras. JoAnn Falletta became the first female conductor to lead a major American ensemble upon her appointment as music director of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra in 1999.

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