Goldmark: Prometheus Bound Overture & Rustic Wedding Symphony
Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie, Frank Beermann
Beermann conducts with measured intensity. The brass-playing has tremendous majesty, nowhere more so than in the hefty first statement of Prometheus’s theme against a lurching string tremolando,...
Goldmark: Prometheus Bound Overture & Rustic Wedding Symphony
Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie, Frank Beermann
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Beermann conducts with measured intensity. The brass-playing has tremendous majesty, nowhere more so than in the hefty first statement of Prometheus’s theme against a lurching string tremolando,...
About
Today the Hungarian composer Karl Goldmark (1830-1915) continues to be known to a broader pubic only for his Violin Concerto and the opera The Queen of Sheba (soon to be released on CPO). During his lifetime he was celebrated for his instrumentation artistry, refined use of elements from folk music, and highly developed talent for melodic invention, all of which are crystallized in one of his lesser known works: the Overture to Aeschylus's Prometheus Bound.
Contents and tracklist
- Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie
- Frank Beermann
- Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie
- Frank Beermann
Awards and reviews
June 2016
Beermann conducts with measured intensity. The brass-playing has tremendous majesty, nowhere more so than in the hefty first statement of Prometheus’s theme against a lurching string tremolando, while the complex woodwind counterpoint that ushers in human aspiration is eloquent in the extreme. A gripping rarity, finely done.
