Dutch National Opera, Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra & Marc Albrecht |
Release Date: 28 October 2022
Label: Challenge Classics
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 2
Barcode: 608917292725
Description
A reissue of Franz Schreker's opera Der Schatzgraber (THe Treasure Hunter) with the Dutch National Opera, Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra and Marc Albrecht.
Austrian composer Franz Schreker (1878-1934) was born in Monaco and grew up during travels across half of Europe and, after the early death of his
father, the family moved to Vienna (1888) where in 1892, with the help of a scholarship, Schreker entered the Vienna Conservatory. Starting with violin studies, with Sigismund Bachrich and Arnold Rosé, he moved into the composition class of Robert Fuchs, graduating as a composer in 1900.
Schreker is well known for his operas and wrote the libretto and composed his opera "Der Schatzgraber" after the great success of "Der ferne Klang" (1912) and "Die Gezeichneten" (1918). "Der Schatzgraber", questioning the value of materialism versus love, was to prove particularly powerful in
post-War Europe. After the Frankfurt premiere in January 1920, productions popped up in major cities across the continent and Schreker became one
of the most performed composers of his generation. While his biggest competition Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal had pursued a similar
path in the overtly Wagnerian "Die Frau ohne Schatten" – which opened in Vienna on 10 October 1919 – their 'last Romantic opera' lacked Schreker's
allegorical punch. Strauss retreated further into Gemütlichkeit, while Schreker continued to wrestle with the dilemma of being an artist in the modern
world.
Tracklisting
The Counterpoints
Narratio Quartet
Aart Bergwerff
Roberto Prosseda
Octavie Dostaler-Lalonde
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Dejan Lazic, Jan Willem de Vriend
Ton Koopman
Duo Saraswati
Dutch National Opera, Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra & Marc Albrecht
