Kraus: Aeneas in Carthage (Overture, Ballet Music and Marches) - Sinfonia Finlandia Jyväskylä
Product Details
Title:
Aeneas in Carthage (Overture, Ballet Music and Marches)
Composer:
Kraus
Artist:
Sinfonia Finlandia Jyväskylä, Patrick Gallois
Label:
Naxos
Format:
1 CD
Price:
$14.99
Catalogue Number: 8570585
Product Description
Joseph Martin Kraus was an innovative 18th Century composer, acclaimed by Haydn as one of the only two geniuses he knew (Mozart was the other).
Small wonder that intense interest has been ignited by his forward-looking music, especially theatrical works such as the ballet music for Aeneas in Carthage, a retelling of the famous story of Dido and Aeneas.
Originally intended for the inauguration of the new opera house in Stockholm, the première was delayed for ten years until 1791 allowing Kraus to refine his titanic score into a true magnum opus.
Small wonder that intense interest has been ignited by his forward-looking music, especially theatrical works such as the ballet music for Aeneas in Carthage, a retelling of the famous story of Dido and Aeneas.
Originally intended for the inauguration of the new opera house in Stockholm, the première was delayed for ten years until 1791 allowing Kraus to refine his titanic score into a true magnum opus.
Tracklisting
Prologue, Overture; Prologue, No. 10 Ballet of Zephyrs; Prologue, No. 11 Dance of the Naiads and Tritons; Act I, Overture; Act I, No. 4a March of the Carthaginians; Act I, No. 5a Gavotte; Act II, No. 8 Hunting Call; Act II, No. 9 The Chase; Act II, No. 10 Brotta's Air; Act II, No. 11 Shooting Arrows; Act II, No. 16 Storm; Act III, No. 4a March of the Carthaginians; Act III, No. 5 March of the Numidians; Act III, No. 15a Dance of the Carthaginian Maidens; Act III, No. 18 March of the Priests; Act IV, No. 8 March of the Roman Soldiers / No. 9 Interlude; Act V, No. 1 Introduction; Act V, No. 9a Ballet; Act V, No. 14 Minuets I and II; Act V, No. 15 Chaconne
