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Originally recorded in 2022
Classical
Orchestral & Concertos
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Paul Lincke Overtures Vol. 2. And shortly after Vol. 1, Vol. 2 is already released with further melody-saturated overtures by Paul Lincke, which are thus as good as complete on cpo. "What Strauss once was for Vienna - Lincke is for Berlin!". These verses by comedian Franz Heigl on Paul Lincke's 75th birthday celebrate the composer not only as the epitome of Berlin light music, but also as the founder of the associated operetta. Just as Strauss's Die Fledermaus was to Viennese operetta, his Frau Luna (soon to be released on cpo) is still considered a prime example of the Berlin variety of this genre, even though it did not take its present form until 30 years after its premiere. In addition to the overture to Frau Luna, there are other entertaining pieces worth hearing - also from one-act operas - such as the overture to the operetta Das blaue Bild from his successful series at the Apollo Theater in 1906, a "Fantasy in One Act." Its very Parisian overture is characterized by a furious presto beginning, striking cornet and clarinet solos, and its sometimes lyrically rapturous, sometimes exuberantly lively dance-like gesture. True authentic Paul Lincke discoveries!
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“… Every track is delivered with conviction, verve and a degree of care that one imagines was rarely accorded this music in the circumstances of its original performance. Skilfully recorded by cpo’s engineers, the musicians of the Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt manage the tricky task of both taking the scores seriously and, when appropriate, letting their hair down and giving it their all…”
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“…All his life Lincke was a traditionalist who, as a musician, had studied his French and Austrian predecessors very closely and especially loved Offenbach. And if you listen to the overture collection here, you hardly hear anything Prussian, but a lot of Parisian flair and Viennese nostalgia. And how finely the scores are worked, the Brandenburg musicians make audible in an exemplary manner. Under the exhilarating yet meticulous direction of Ernst Theis, they find their way to an elegant, weightless sound.”
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