Paul Abrahám: Ball at the Savoy
Alison Kelly, Gerald Frantzen, Ryan Trent Oldham, Cynthia Fortune Gruel, Rose Guccione, Bridget Skaggs, Matt Dyson, Folks Operetta, Anthony Barrese
This is a worthwhile revival of a rewarding work...What we hear is a reduction of the original orchestration for a pit band of 18 players, who occasionally sound a little rough but who are invariably...
Paul Abrahám: Ball at the Savoy
Alison Kelly, Gerald Frantzen, Ryan Trent Oldham, Cynthia Fortune Gruel, Rose Guccione, Bridget Skaggs, Matt Dyson, Folks Operetta, Anthony Barrese
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This is a worthwhile revival of a rewarding work...What we hear is a reduction of the original orchestration for a pit band of 18 players, who occasionally sound a little rough but who are invariably...
About
Hungarian composer Paul Abrahám enjoyed huge success across Europe with his ‘jazz operettas’, not least in Weimar Berlin where his works scored for an orchestra augmented by a jazz band caused a sensation. Ball im Savoy (‘Ball at the Savoy’) has a plot reminiscent of Die Fledermaus and its variety of influences, some European and some reflective of contemporary American popular song, won the kind of acclaim only equalled by Franz Lehár. The premiere, which took place in December 1932, was for some the last major cultural event of Weimar Germany.
Contents and tracklist
Abraham:
Ball at the Savoy (Sung in English) [Arr. A. Barrese, M. Grimminger & H. Hagedorn]
Work length7:52
- Alison Kelly (soprano), Gerald Frantzen (tenor)
- Chicago Folks Operetta
- Anthony Barrese
Abraham:
Ball at the Savoy, Act I Scene 1 (Sung in English) [Arr. A. Barrese, M. Grimminger & H. Hagedorn]
Work length3:26
- Kurt Bender (tenor), Shawn Morgenlander (mezzo-soprano), Gillian Hollis (soprano), Gretchen Adams (mezzo-soprano), John Wesley Hughes (baritone), Alison Kelly (soprano), Gerald Frantzen (tenor)
- Chicago Folks Operetta
- Anthony Barrese
Abraham:
Ball at the Savoy, Act I Scene 2 (Sung in English) [Arr. A. Barrese, M. Grimminger & H. Hagedorn]
Work length5:33
- Alison Kelly (soprano), Gerald Frantzen (tenor), Kingsley Day (tenor), Kurt Bender (tenor), Shawn Morgenlander (mezzo-soprano), Gillian Hollis (soprano), Gretchen Adams (mezzo-soprano), John Wesley Hughes (baritone)
- Chicago Folks Operetta
- Anthony Barrese
Ball at the Savoy, Act I Scene 3 (Sung in English) [Arr. A. Barrese, M. Grimminger & H. Hagedorn]
Work length0:08
- Shawn Morgenlander (mezzo-soprano), Gretchen Adams (mezzo-soprano)
Abraham:
Ball at the Savoy, Act I Scene 4 (Sung in English) [Arr. A. Barrese, M. Grimminger & H. Hagedorn]
Work length2:39
- Ryan Trent Oldham (baritone), Rose Guccione (soprano), Shawn Morgenlander (mezzo-soprano), Gillian Hollis (soprano), Gretchen Adams (mezzo-soprano)
- Chicago Folks Operetta
- Anthony Barrese
Ball at the Savoy, Act I Scene 5 (Sung in English) [Arr. A. Barrese, M. Grimminger & H. Hagedorn]
Work length1:56
- Gerald Frantzen (tenor), Ryan Trent Oldham (baritone)
Abraham:
Ball at the Savoy, Act I Scene 6 (Sung in English) [Arr. A. Barrese, M. Grimminger & H. Hagedorn]
Work length3:59
- John Wesley Hughes (baritone), Cynthia Fortune Gruel (soprano), Rose Guccione (soprano), Kingsley Day (tenor), Kurt Bender (tenor), Shawn Morgenlander (mezzo-soprano), Gillian Hollis (soprano), Gretchen Adams (mezzo-soprano)
- Chicago Folks Operetta
- Anthony Barrese
Ball at the Savoy, Act I Scene 7 (Sung in English) [Arr. A. Barrese, M. Grimminger & H. Hagedorn]
Work length0:56
- Alison Kelly (soprano), Gerald Frantzen (tenor), Ryan Trent Oldham (baritone), Cynthia Fortune Gruel (soprano)
Abraham:
Ball at the Savoy, Act I Scene 8 (Sung in English) [Arr. A. Barrese, M. Grimminger & H. Hagedorn]
Work length5:12
- Alison Kelly (soprano), Cynthia Fortune Gruel (soprano)
- Chicago Folks Operetta
- Anthony Barrese
Ball at the Savoy, Act I Scene 9 (Sung in English) [Arr. A. Barrese, M. Grimminger & H. Hagedorn]
Work length2:09
- Gerald Frantzen (tenor), Ryan Trent Oldham (baritone), Kingsley Day (tenor)
Ball at the Savoy, Act I Scene 10 (Sung in English) [Arr. A. Barrese, M. Grimminger & H. Hagedorn]
Work length4:31
- Alison Kelly (soprano), Gerald Frantzen (tenor), Ryan Trent Oldham (baritone), Cynthia Fortune Gruel (soprano), Kingsley Day (tenor)
Abraham:
Ball at the Savoy, Act I Scene 11 (Sung in English) [Arr. A. Barrese, M. Grimminger & H. Hagedorn]
Work length4:37
- Alison Kelly (soprano), Cynthia Fortune Gruel (soprano)
- Chicago Folks Operetta
- Anthony Barrese
Abraham:
Ball at the Savoy, Act I Scene 12 (Sung in English) [Arr. A. Barrese, M. Grimminger & H. Hagedorn]
Work length5:12
- Ryan Trent Oldham (baritone), Cynthia Fortune Gruel (soprano)
- Chicago Folks Operetta
- Anthony Barrese
Abraham:
Ball at the Savoy, Act I Scene 13 (Sung in English) [Arr. A. Barrese, M. Grimminger & H. Hagedorn]
Work length6:30
- Alison Kelly (soprano), Gerald Frantzen (tenor), Ryan Trent Oldham (baritone), Rose Guccione (soprano), Kingsley Day (tenor), Shawn Morgenlander (mezzo-soprano), Gillian Hollis (soprano), Gretchen Adams (mezzo-soprano), Erich Buchholz (tenor), John Wesley Hughes (baritone), Ernie Cottrell (baritone)
- Chicago Folks Operetta
- Anthony Barrese
Abraham:
Ball at the Savoy, Act II (Sung in English) [Arr. A. Barrese, M. Grimminger & H. Hagedorn]
Work length1:08
- Chicago Folks Operetta
- Anthony Barrese
Awards and reviews
October 2021
This is a worthwhile revival of a rewarding work...What we hear is a reduction of the original orchestration for a pit band of 18 players, who occasionally sound a little rough but who are invariably lively. Much the same could be said of the cast. All nevertheless give good value in both dialogue (a new English version) and the score itself.
October 2021
with their limited forces and clearly limitless enthusiasm, Folks Operetta and Naxos have plugged another important gap in the operetta discography.
