Description
Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne & Offenbachiana (Naxos) CD
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- UPC: 636943400524
- Product Type: Music CD
- Brand Name: Naxos
- MPN: 8.554005
- Genre: Classical / Ballet
- Style: Orchestral / Romantic / Light Classical
- Composer: Jacques Offenbach (Arranged by Manuel Rosenthal)
- Performers: Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, Manuel Rosenthal (Conductor)
- Release Year: 1999
Product Features
- Format: Audio CD (DDD)
- Length: 67:54
- Dimensions: Standard Jewel Case
- Label: Naxos
- Recording Venue: Palais des Congrès, Monte-Carlo (July 1996)
Overview
Experience the effervescent spirit of 19th-century Paris with this vibrant Naxos recording of Jacques Offenbach's most beloved ballet scores. Gaîté Parisienne, expertly arranged by Manuel Rosenthal, is a high-energy collection of Offenbach's operetta hits, including the world-famous "Can-Can." This disc presents the complete ballet, full of satirical bite and musical verve.
Accompanying the main feature is Offenbachiana, a symphonic suite also arranged by Rosenthal, which draws from various Offenbach stage works like Barbe-Bleu and La Vie Parisienne. Conducted by the arranger himself, Manuel Rosenthal, at the age of 92, this performance with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo carries an unparalleled level of authenticity and joy. It is a delightful addition to any classical music collection, perfect for those who enjoy the wit and charm of French romanticism.
Interesting Facts
- The "Mozart of the Champs-Élysées": Offenbach earned this nickname for raising operetta to an international art form, composing over 90 works including Orpheus in the Underworld.
- Stravinsky's Approval: When Rosenthal first presented the score for Gaîté Parisienne in 1938, it was initially rejected. It was only after Igor Stravinsky recognized its "hit" potential that it was produced, eventually becoming a staple of the ballet repertoire.
- Conducting Legacy: This recording is particularly special as it is conducted by Manuel Rosenthal (1904–2003) himself, the very man who arranged the music from Offenbach's original sketches.
- Artistic Cover: The cover features the famous painting Jane Avril (1893) by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, perfectly capturing the cabaret atmosphere of the era.
Track Listing
1–24. Gaîté Parisienne (1938) (46:02) Offenbachiana (1953) (21:41)
- Ouverture – Barbe-Bleu (3:07)
- 1. La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein (2:11)
- 2. Barbe-Bleu – La Fille du Tambour-Majeur (6:37)
- Soloists: Robert Coutet (Tuba), Jean-Louis Dedieu (Clarinet), Lane Anderson (Cello)
- 3. La Vie Parisienne – La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein – Barbe-Bleu (9:46)
Publishers
Published by HNH International Ltd. (1997/1999). Recorded in Monte-Carlo. Music Notes by Jean-Luc Tingaud. Publisher: Éditions Mario Bois.
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