Suppé
Franz von Suppé (1819-1895) was an Austrian composer and conductor, best known for operetta and light orchestral music. Born in Dalmatia, he became active in Vienna’s theatre world.
His stage works include Poet and Peasant, Light Cavalry, Boccaccio and many other operettas and theatre pieces. Their overtures became favourites in concert and recording programmes.
Suppé’s music is tuneful, theatrical and...
WAGNER Preludes & Orchestral Excerpts
BRAHMS Hungarian Dances
DVOŘÁK Carnival Overture
GOLDMARK In Springtime Overture
J. STRAUSS II Four Waltzes
SUPPÉ Poet And Peasant Overture
THOMAS Mignon Overture
music by ELGAR, SIBELIUS, HANDEL, MENDELSSOHN et al
Studio recordings, 1916-1926
Total duration: 2hr 30:36
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Frederick Stock
WAGNER Tannhäuser Overture - Lohengrin Prelude
BRAHMS Symphony No. 3 - Academic Festival Overture
GRIEG Two Elegiac Melodies
RAVEL Boléro
J STRAUSS II Perpetuum Mobile
music by SUPPÉ, BIZET, MAHLER, TCHAIKOVSKY
Studio recordings, 1926-32
Total duration: 2hr 18:29
Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam
conducted by Willem Mengelberg
WAGNER Tannhäuser – Overture
WAGNER Lohengrin – Preludes to Acts 1 & 3
WAGNER Die Meistersinger – Overture
Overtures and short works by
BERLIOZ ∙ MOZART ∙ OFFENBACH ∙ SUPPÉ ∙ THOMAS ∙ J. STRAUSS II
Studio recordings, 1927-29
Total duration: 75:51
Berlin State Opera Orchestra
conducted by Artur Bodanzky
WEBER Der Freischütz, Euryanthe Overtures
MENDELSSOHN Hebrides, Ruy Blas Overtures
MENDELSSOHN Midsummer Night's Dream Nocturne
BERLIOZ Les francs juges, Le roi Lear, Roman Carnival Overtures
AUBER Masaniello Overture
NICOLAI Merry Wives of Windsor Overture
CHOPIN Funeral March (arr. Elgar)
MEYERBEER Coronation March
SCHUMANN Manfred Overture
SUPPÉ Light Cavalry Overture
Studio recordings, 1932-1937
Total duration: 1hr 58:06
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Sir Adrian Boult
MOZART Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter”
Overtures, marches and short works by
ALFORD, AUBER, GERMAN, HANDEL, MEYERBEER, MOZART, OFFENBACH, SUPPÉ, WAGNER
Studio recordings, 1927-1934
Total duration: 74:38
Symphony Orchestra
Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra
conducted by Sir Dan Godfrey
J S BACH Suite No. 2 for Flutes and Strings
J C BACH Sinfonia in B flat
BEETHOVEN Leonore Overtures 1 & 3, Coriolan Overture et al
BRAHMS Symphony No. 3 - Academic Festival Overture
GRIEG Two Elegiac Melodies
LISZT Les Préludes
RAVEL Boléro
J STRAUSS II Perpetuum Mobile
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4 in F minor
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5 in E minor
TCHAIKOVSKY Romeo and Juliet – Fantasy Overture
TCHAIKOVSKY Waltz from Serenade for Strings
WAGNER Tannhäuser Overture - Lohengrin Prelude
WEBER Der Freischütz, Euryanthe, Oberon - Overtures
music by CHEUBINI, MENDELSSOHN, BERLIOZ, SUPPÉ, BIZET, MAHLER, TCHAIKOVSKY
Studio recordings, 1926-32
Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam
conducted by Willem Mengelberg
