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Despite its title, this disc of festive music is not especially connected to wedding celebrations and should not be mistaken as a bridal sampler. Instead, the program is a survey of nineteenth century polkas, waltzes, and marches drawn from Viennese and French operettas and the dance repertoire of salon orchestras. Buoyant pieces by members of the celebrated Strauss family and Jacques Offenbach are presented side-by-side with music by less famous but industrious composers, such as Johann Schrammel, Jakob Pazeller, and Iosif Ivanovici. This even-handed approach to programming gives a reasonably accurate impression of the music of the times and displays the uneven mix of excellence and triteness that surely existed then. István Bogár's arrangements for the Budapest Strauss Ensemble are consistent and unpretentious, and he blends the elegance of the ball with the more mundane sounds of Austro-Hungarian light music. Notably, Bogár includes the accordion and various band instruments, such as the saxophone, to suggest the ad hoc nature of the period's ensembles. While a few pieces are exceptionally well known -- Wein, Weib und Gesang by Johann Strauss II and the rambunctious Can Can from La vie parisienne by Offenbach are two standouts -- they do not draw inordinate attention to themselves in their modest presentation here.
© TiVo
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Wien bleibt Wien (Vienna will always be Vienna) (Johann Schrammel)
Budapest Strauss Ensemble - Johann Schrammel, Composer - Istvan Bogar, Conductor
(C) 1994 Naxos (P) 1994 Naxos
La Vie parisienne (Jacques Offenbach)
Budapest Strauss Ensemble - Jacques Offenbach, Composer - Istvan Bogar, Conductor
(C) 1994 Naxos (P) 1994 Naxos
Figaro, Op. 320 (Johann Strauss II)
Budapest Strauss Ensemble - Johann Strauss II, Composer - Istvan Bogar, Conductor
(C) 1994 Naxos (P) 1994 Naxos
Souvenir de Herkulesbad, Op. 124 (Jakob Pazeller)
Budapest Strauss Ensemble - Jakob Pazeller, Composer - Istvan Bogar, Conductor
(C) 1994 Naxos (P) 1994 Naxos
Der Zigeunerbaron (Johann Strauss II)
Budapest Strauss Ensemble - Johann Strauss II, Composer - Istvan Bogar, Conductor
(C) 1994 Naxos (P) 1994 Naxos
Frauenherz, Op. 166
Budapest Strauss Ensemble - Josef Strauss, Composer - Istvan Bogar, Conductor
(C) 1994 Naxos (P) 1994 Naxos
Die Fledermaus (Johann Strauss II)
Budapest Strauss Ensemble - Johann Strauss II, Composer - Istvan Bogar, Conductor
(C) 1994 Naxos (P) 1994 Naxos
The Danube Waves (Iosif Ivanovici)
Budapest Strauss Ensemble - Iosif Ivanovici, Composer - Istvan Bogar, Conductor
(C) 1994 Naxos (P) 1994 Naxos
Bavarian Landler (Iosif Ivanovici)
Budapest Strauss Ensemble - Iosif Ivanovici, Composer - Istvan Bogar, Conductor
(C) 1994 Naxos (P) 1994 Naxos
Annen-Polka, op. 117 (Johann Strauss II)
Budapest Strauss Ensemble - Johann Strauss II, Composer - Istvan Bogar, Conductor
(C) 1994 Naxos (P) 1994 Naxos
Wein, Weib und Gesang!, Op. 333 (Johann Strauss II)
Budapest Strauss Ensemble - Johann Strauss II, Composer - Istvan Bogar, Conductor
(C) 1994 Naxos (P) 1994 Naxos
Tyrolean Woodcutters' March (Josef Franz Wagner)
Budapest Strauss Ensemble - Josef Franz Wagner, Composer - Istvan Bogar, Conductor
(C) 1994 Naxos (P) 1994 Naxos
Flora, Op. 54
Budapest Strauss Ensemble - Josef Strauss, Composer - Istvan Bogar, Conductor
(C) 1994 Naxos (P) 1994 Naxos
Spanischer, Op. 433 (Johann Strauss II)
Budapest Strauss Ensemble - Johann Strauss II, Composer - Istvan Bogar, Conductor
(C) 1994 Naxos (P) 1994 Naxos
La Vie parisienne (Jacques Offenbach)
Budapest Strauss Ensemble - Jacques Offenbach, Composer - Istvan Bogar, Conductor
(C) 1994 Naxos (P) 1994 Naxos
Radetzky March, Op. 228 (Johann Strauss I)
Budapest Strauss Ensemble - Johann Strauss I, Composer - Istvan Bogar, Conductor
(C) 1994 Naxos (P) 1994 Naxos
Album review
Despite its title, this disc of festive music is not especially connected to wedding celebrations and should not be mistaken as a bridal sampler. Instead, the program is a survey of nineteenth century polkas, waltzes, and marches drawn from Viennese and French operettas and the dance repertoire of salon orchestras. Buoyant pieces by members of the celebrated Strauss family and Jacques Offenbach are presented side-by-side with music by less famous but industrious composers, such as Johann Schrammel, Jakob Pazeller, and Iosif Ivanovici. This even-handed approach to programming gives a reasonably accurate impression of the music of the times and displays the uneven mix of excellence and triteness that surely existed then. István Bogár's arrangements for the Budapest Strauss Ensemble are consistent and unpretentious, and he blends the elegance of the ball with the more mundane sounds of Austro-Hungarian light music. Notably, Bogár includes the accordion and various band instruments, such as the saxophone, to suggest the ad hoc nature of the period's ensembles. While a few pieces are exceptionally well known -- Wein, Weib und Gesang by Johann Strauss II and the rambunctious Can Can from La vie parisienne by Offenbach are two standouts -- they do not draw inordinate attention to themselves in their modest presentation here.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 00:53:24
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Budapest Strauss Ensemble Istvan Bogar
- Composer: Johann Strauss I
- Label: Naxos
- Genre: Classical
(C) 1994 Naxos (P) 1994 Naxos
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