Walter Braunfels Vol. 3: Don Gil von den grünen Hosen Suite/Konzertstücke/Die Vogel/Serenade/Don Gil Prelude [SACD HYBRID] stereo only
Dutton Epoch’s first two volumes of music by Walter Braunfels were a revelation to many to whom the composer was just a name. This third volume concentrates on music written between 1910 and 1946. It is surprising that the glorious four-movement Serenade is not a regular repertoire work for it is a memorable discovery, reflecting as it does a pre-First World War innocence. Braunfels’s opera Die Vögel (The Birds) was his first great success after the war; the interlude Die Taubenhochzeit (The Doves’ Wedding) makes an appealing encore. The Prelude from another of Braunfels’s operas, Don Gil von den grünen Hosen (Don Gil of the Green Breeches), launches this programme in ringing Straussian terms, while the Dances and Tunes suite from the same opera is delightfully lyrical. In 1946, Braunfels wrote the Konzertstück in C sharp minor for piano and orchestra, in which pianist Piers Lane is a sparkling soloist. 1 Don Gil von den grünen Hosen: Vorspiel op.35/1 (1921-23) Tanz und Melodien: suite aus der Oper Don Gil von den grünen Hosen op.35/2 (1921-23) 2 i Zwischenspiel: Vorhang (Lebhaft) 3 ii Savoyarden Lied (Mässig) 4 iii Arietta (Zeiter aufgang) 5 iv Lied (Beroegt) 6 v Zwischenspiel (Sehr schnell) 7 vi Finale (Allegro molto) Konzertstücke in C-sharp minor for piano and orchestra op.64 (1946) PL 8 Moderato 9 Doppelt so rasch 10 Langsam [cadenza] 11 Allegro molto Die Taubenhochzeit aus der Oper Die Vögel op.30 no.2 (1913-19) 12 Sehrlebhaft (So schnell als möglich) Serenade op. 20 (1910) 13 i Leicht bewegt 14 ii Lebhaft, ausgelassen 15 iii Ruhig 16 iv Die achtel fast so rasch wie bisher die viertel BBC Concert Orchestra  Johannes Wildner conductor PL Piers Lane piano WORLD PREMIERE RECORDINGS [1-11] This SACD is compatible with all CD players CDLX7327
Piers Lane  (Artist),     Walter Braunfels  (Composer),     Johannes Wildner  (Conductor),     BBC Concert Orchestra  (Orchestra)    &                   1                  more   Format: Audio CD
{"Manufacturer": "Dutton Epoch", "Date First Available": "February 2, 2016", "Label": "Dutton Epoch"}