Karl Goldmark: Symphonic Poems Vol. 1: Sakuntala; Penthesilea; Sappho; Scherzos

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No shortage of gorgeous orchestrations and soaring tunes here – Goldmark’s tone poems blend Wagner, Brahms, Mendelssohn and Schumann, and are none the worse for it. — BBC Music Magazine, March 2019, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 2nd Nov 2018
Catalogue No: 555160-2
Label: CPO
Length: 70 minutes

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Goldmark: Sakuntala Overture, Op. 13

Work length18:04

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Bamberger Symphoniker
Fabrice Bollon

Goldmark: Scherzo in E minor, Op. 19

Work length6:08

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Bamberger Symphoniker
Fabrice Bollon

Goldmark: Penthesilea Overture, Op. 31

Work length19:02

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Bamberger Symphoniker
Fabrice Bollon

Goldmark: Sappho Overture, Op. 44

Work length19:13

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Bamberger Symphoniker
Fabrice Bollon

Goldmark: Scherzo in A major, Op. 45

Work length7:50

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Bamberger Symphoniker
Fabrice Bollon

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Before the Austro-Hungarian composer Karl Goldmark conquered the international concert halls and opera houses with his Ländliche Hochzeit and Queen of Sheba, he initially attracted attention with some chamber compositions. When his overture, written about the drama Sakuntula by the great Indian poet Kâlidâsa, celebrated its premiere in Vienna in December 1865, the news of this masterfully designed, tonally beautiful music spread like wildfire beyond his home terrain. In view of this trailblazing success it is not surprising that Goldmark repeatedly returned to the overture form during the course of the next twenty-five years or so. Examples here include his reflections on the tragedies involving Penthesilea, the Queen of the Amazons (after Heinrich von Kleist), and the Greek poetess Sappho (after Franz Grillparzer) in one-movement works that may very much be termed variants of the symphonic poem. The three female protagonists of Goldmark’s overtures are heard here on CD along with his two Scherzos for Orchestra – works in which the composer reveals his flirtatious side.

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March 2019

No shortage of gorgeous orchestrations and soaring tunes here – Goldmark’s tone poems blend Wagner, Brahms, Mendelssohn and Schumann, and are none the worse for it.

January 2019

Goldmark is the real thing, and so are Bollon’s performances…These are really enjoyable, committed readings of some genuinely attractive and imaginative music.

February 2019

An invigorating, heart-stirring and marvellous disc.

Karl Goldmark: Symphonic Poems Vol. 1

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