Romantic Overtures
Label: ARS Productions Catalog: ARS38083 Format: SACD / CD Hybrid Wuerttembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen; Ola Rudner, directionCarl Maria von Weber (1786-1826): Abu Hassan, Der Freischütz, Oberon It was not so much the hunger for self-education and thirst for knowledge about past eras, distant lands and their customs which were the reason for corresponding themes and locations in Romantic opera, but more a type of escapism from the all too mundane and oppressive aspects of everyday life. The overtures in particular provided plenty of space for vivid imagination, as their purpose was to direct the fantasy of the listener in a particular direction without having to focus specifically on the concrete rigidities of the plot as subsequently depicted on the opera stage. Price: $28.98 |