Christian Simonis - Waltzes / Marches / Polkas - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Album Tracks 1. Cürassier Attaque, Brillanter Galopp Op. 133 2. Das Erste Herzklopfen, Salonstueck Op. 50 3. Norwegische Rentierpost, Brillanter Galopp Op. 314 4. Die Muehle Im Schwarzwald, Idylle Op. 52 5. Marsch Der Bersagieri Op. 99 6. Unter Italiens Blauem Himmel, Walzer Op. 257 7. Von Wien Bis Berlin, Polka Op. 62 8. Kosakenritt Op. 149 9. Mandolinen-Serenade Op. 117 10. Ouverture Das Leben Ein Traum Op. 106 11. Zaubergloeckchen, Polka Francaise Op. 92 12. Prinz Heinrich Marsch Op. 93 13. In Der Waldschmiede, Charakterstueck Op. 167 14. Ach Bitte Noch Einen Walzer Op. 110 15. Petersburger Schlittenfahrt, Galopp Op. 57

Album Tracks 1. I. Praeludium 2. II. Presto 3. III. Andantino Ed Allegretto 4. IV. Intermezzo 5. V. Rhapsodie 6. VI. Fugue 7. No. 4. Salamanders 8. No. 5. a Haunted House 9. I. Slow, with Nobility 10. II. Elk-Like, As Light and Swift As Possible 11. III. Tenderly, Longingly, Yet with Passion 12. IV. Fiercely, Very Fast

Following marches, polkas, and waltzes by Benjamin Bilse, Richard Eilenberg, Josef Gung'l, and Carl Millöcker, this new is now the fifth cpo album with the conductor Christian Simonis. This time he turns to two members of the Fahrbach family of musicians to Philipp Fahrbach the Younger and Philipp Fahrbach the Elder. In mere numbers the members of the Fahrbach family by far surpassed the members of the Strauss family. Like the Strausses, the Fahrbachs also composed superb dances and marches. Moreover, in the Vienna and Austria of those times the Fahrbach dynasty of musicians contributed enormously to the music culture and development of popular music not only in the capital city's region but also beyond it. The titles of the works, the occasions of their composition and performance, and not least the music itself with all it's allusions are in the oeuvre of the Fahrbachs just as much »history in music« as they are in the compositions by the Strauss family. The Fahrbachs are no longer so famous today simply because of the poor state of the surviving source documentation. Like his father, Philipp Fahrbach the Younger was a conductor of military and private orchestras and in this capacity of course also a composer. The waltzes of father and son in particular enjoyed great favor among the public and music critics. The musical oeuvre of Philipp Fahrbach the Younger comprises more than five hundred compositions, most of which can be assigned to the genres of Viennese dance and march music. His most successful and most famous work is also heard on this album the brilliant polka française InchI'm KahlenbergerdörfelInch op. 340. Album Tracks 1. Storchschnäbel. Galopp Op. 149 2. Aus Sympathie. Polka Française Op. 142 3. Ocarina. Walzer Op. 330 4. Fluide - Galopp Op. 133 5. Perle Du Brésil. Polka Mazurka Op. 159 6. Traum Der Liebe. Walzer Op. 341 7. Zirkus.