Eclipse Chamber Orchestra, Sylvia Alimena - Gassmann: Opera Overtures (2009)

Tracklist

01. La Notte Critica: Overture: I. [Allegro Assai]
02. La Notte Critica: Overture: II. [Andante]
03. La Notte Critica: Overture: III. Allegro Moderato
04. Gli Uccellatori: Overture: I. Allegro Assai
05. Gli Uccellatori: Overture: II. Allegretto
06. Gli Uccellatori: Overture: III. Allegro
07. Filosofia Ed Amore: Overture: I. Allegro Assai
08. Filosofia Ed Amore: Overture: II. Andante
09. Filosofia Ed Amore: Overture: III. Presto
10. La Casa Di Campagna: Overture: I. Allegro
11. La Casa Di Campagna: Overture: II. [Andante]
12. La Casa Di Campagna: Overture: III. Tempo Di Contradanza: Allegro Assai
13. La Contessina: Overture: I. [Allegro Assai]
14. La Contessina: Overture: II. Andante
15. La Contessina: Overture: III. Allegro Molto
16. Il Viaggiatore Ridicolo: Overture: I. Allegro Assai
17. Il Viaggiatore Ridicolo: Overture: II. Andante Spiritoso
18. Il Viaggiatore Ridicolo: Overture: III. Allegro
19. Il Filosofo Inamorato: Overture: I. Allegro Assai
20. Il Filosofo Inamorato: Overture: II. Andante
21. Il Filosofo Inamorato: Overture: III. Presto
22. L'amore Artigiano: Overture: I. Allegro Molto
23. L'amore Artigiano: Overture: II. Allegretto
24. L'amore Artigiano: Overture: III. Allegro Practicabile
25. Un Pazzo Ne Fa Cento: Overture: I. Allegro Assai
26. Un Pazzo Ne Fa Cento: Overture: II. Andante
27. Un Pazzo Ne Fa Cento: Overture: III. Presto
28. Le Pescatrici: Overture: I. [Allegro Assai]
29. Le Pescatrici: Overture: II. [Andante]
30. Le Pescatrici: Overture: III. Allegro

If the career of the Bohemian composer Florian Leopold Gassmann (1729–1774) had not been cut cruelly short by his death resulting from a fall from a carriage, his name might be a good deal better known today for he was an accomplished composer of attractive, well-wrought operas that occupy an important place in the history of Venetian and Viennese 18th-century opera. This recording features a selection of Gassmann’s overtures, including those for three of his most popular operas, Il viaggiatore ridicolo (The Ridiculous Traveller), L’amore artigiano (Love in the Workplace) and La contessina (The Young Countess). Following the fast-slow-fast pattern typical of the mid-eighteenth century opera, these works are noteworthy for their bright cheerful themes, lovely lyrical writing and sensitive orchestration.

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