FRANZ VON SUPPE Overtures (CD, Archipel) Sir JOHN BARBIROLLI Halle Orchestra

Description: Franz von Suppé: Overtures AllMusic ReviewbyUncle Dave LewisJohn Barbirolli had an affinity for Viennese literature and was the first English conductor to be invited to lead the Vienna Philharmonic; one Viennese critic wrote that Barbirolli "insists on firm contours and lets every strand be heard." Toward the end of an exhausting period in which Barbirolli was maintaining a full-time-plus schedule leading the Hallé Orchestra -- he cut back on his engagements for a time just afterward -- Barbirolli made this recording of six overtures of Franz von Suppé for Pye in 1957. "Every strand" is indeed heard, and Barbirolli takes this light music so seriously that the sense of gravity and occasion might make you forget you are listening to "mere" operetta overtures. For a brief time, this von Suppé album was available on a Mercury Living Presence LP, though it was eventually replaced with one of its own, made in stereo with Paul Paray and the Detroit Symphony in 1959 and including all six of the overtures heard here and adding that from Boccaccio. Paray's flexible and ingratiating interpretation is a bit more in the expected light music mode than Barbirolli's taut, intense readings -- fast tempi race breathlessly, snare drums pop and crackle; in general, the energy level maintained by Barbirolli is electrifying. At this point, the Hallé Orchestra knew what he expected, and it seems there was little Barbirolli would require that it could not deliver. These exciting recordings are among the hallmarks of Barbirolli's legacy. This Archipel reissue is a budget-priced item that couples the von Suppé with the HMV recording Barbirolli led of Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1 featuring pianist Artur Rubinstein in 1937. FRANZ VON SUPPÉ(1819-1895)Overtures 1Ein Morgen, ein Mittag, ein Abend in Wien (Morning Noon and Night in Vienna), overture from the incidental music07:452Pique Dame (The Queen of Spades) overture 07:373Banditenstreiche: Overture07:174Light Cavalry, overture to the operetta06:345Die schöne Galathee (The Beautiful Galatea), overture06:476Dichter und Bauer (Poet and Peasant), overture09:52 BONUS TRACKPiano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11, CT. 4771. Allegro maestoso15:3882. Romance: Larghetto 09:2693. Rondo: Vivace 08:13

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