Description
Jacques Offenbach – Grosser Querschnitt
8 40 001
Product Details:
- Label: Amiga
- Format: Vinyl, LP, Stereo (M 33 U)
- Country: East Germany
- Released: Unknown
- Genre: Classical/Operetta Highlights
Product Features
- A spirited medley (“Offenbachiade”) featuring melodies from Jacques Offenbach’s most celebrated operettas and operas.
- Performed by Conny Odd, soloists Renate Reinecke, Klaus Lange, Klaus Wendt, Kurt-Wilfried Lewo, with the Großer Chor des Leipziger Rundfunks and the Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig under Gottfried Kassowitz.
- Includes famous numbers: “Paris, Paris” from Pariser Leben, “Barkarole” from Hoffmanns Erzählungen, “Walzer” from Orpheus in der Unterwelt, “Trinklied” from Pariser Leben, “Couplets der Könige” from Die schöne Helena, and more.
- Issued by VEB Deutsche Schallplatten Berlin—designed for high-fidelity playback on stereo cartridges; playback hints printed on sleeve.
Overview
This LP presents a dazzling assortment of Offenbach’s most beloved tunes, stitched together into a continuous “Offenbachiade.” From the coquettish strains of La Périchole to the riotous Ribaldry of Orpheus in der Unterwelt, Conny Odd and an ensemble of Leipzig’s finest radio chorus and orchestra bring Offenbach’s effervescent melodies to life. Under Gottfried Kassowitz’s baton, the performances capture the composer’s wit, dance-hall rhythms, and melodic charm—ideal for both operetta aficionados and newcomers.
Track Listing (excerpt)
- Paris-Paris / “Es ist ein Traum” (Die schöne Helena)
- Barkarole (Hoffmanns Erzählungen) / Couplet (La Périchole)
- Zwischenspiel & Walzer (Orpheus in der Unterwelt)
- Weinberg-Chanson (Madame Favart)
- “Losst uns jubeln, ihr frohen Zecher” (Die schöne Helena)
- Trinklied (Pariser Leben)
- Couplet der Könige (Die schöne Helena)
- “Als ich einst Prinz war von Arkadien” (Orpheus in der Unterwelt)
- Lied des Paris “Auf dem Berge Ida” (Die schöne Helena)
- Ja, die Soldaten (Madame Favart) / Schlussgalopp (Orpheus in der Unterwelt)
Key Credits
Conductor: Gottfried Kassowitz Soloists: Conny Odd; Renate Reinecke; Klaus Lange; Klaus Wendt; Kurt-Wilfried Lewo Chorus: Großer Chor des Leipziger Rundfunks (Chorleiter: Dietrich Knothe) Orchestra: Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig
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