Ferdinand Hérold
Herold composed in a variety of genres including opera, comique, opera, lyric vocal pieces and songs, orcehstral piano concertos, chamber music and piano music. His forte became, after a long sdtruggle with bad librettos, opera. He studied at the Paris Conservatory with Adam, Kreutzer, Catel, and Mehul. Mehul's influence dominated the compositions ofHerold. His first opera was written and performed in Italy in 1814 but met with littel success because of the libretto. He was onyl twenty three years old. It took Herold another twelve years (at the age of thirty five) to compose not only a successful opera but a triumphantly successful opera "Marie." He acceeded to a position with the Theatre-Italien in Paris, and later became a singing coach there. He also composed two well received ballets, "La somnambule," and "La fille mal gardee." Herold is best remembered for two popular operas. "Zampa, ou La fiancee de marbre" was developed with full theatrical effects and provided a venue to demonstrate the brilliance of the tenor Chollet. "Le pre aux clercs" was Herold's reflective and cognizant treatment of a controversial subject.
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Original Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra
Classical - Released by JamadaDigital on 12 Jan 2015
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Pierre Dervaux - Hérold, Boieldieu, Von Suppé, Glinka, Saint-Saëns, Von Weber, Brahms, Wagner, Rossini, Nicolai, Dukas, Strauss (Recorded 1957-1961)
Classical - Released by Guild GmbH on 15 Nov 2014
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Hérold - Zampa: Overture
Orchestra Filarmonica di Roma, Massimo Freccia
Classical - Released by Violet Hill Records on 7 Jun 2012
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Famous French Overtures
Jean Martinon, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Classical - Released by Violet Hill Records on 1 Jan 2014
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