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P. Wranitzky

Symphonies

On this album, the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin turns its attention to one of the most influential composers of the Viennese Classical era: Paul Wranitzky.

»The Akademie really lift the symphonies of the page with their spirited and engaging playing«

BBC 3 Record Review

»Herausragendes Doppelalbum … Alles ist detailverliebt, aber mit so großer Selbstverständlichkeit, dass man beim Hören kaum nachkommt: So sehr jagt ein Klangwunder das nächste, keine Wiederholung ist gleich.«

NDR Kultur

»Explosive Einspielung«

Welt am Sonntag

»Frische, Verve und Präzision gleichermaßen«

Concerti

Works featured on the CD

Paul Wranitzky:

  • Ouverture to „Oberon, König der Elfen“

  • Grande sinfonie caractéristique pour la paix avec la République française“ C Minor op. 31

  • Symphonie in D Major op. 36

  • Symphonie in D Minor o. op. „La tempesta“

Have a listen here:

The Moravian-Austrian composer, conductor, and violinist - today unjustly forgotten - was highly esteemed by Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven. His opera Oberon, King of the Elves even served as a model for Mozart’s Magic Flute. This album features the Overture to the opera as well as Wranitzky’s “Grande sinfonie caractéristique.” The symphony, subtitled La Paix, is a gripping work that illustrates the wars following the French Revolution and recalls the marches and battle music of the era.

Other symphonies included in the recording are the festive and heroic Symphony in D major, Op. 36, and the Symphony in D minor, “La Tempesta,” a homage to the forces of nature.

The double album was recorded in Berlin’s Jesus-Christus-Kirche. The production was made possible in particular through the support of the many contributors to our crowdfunding campaign “The Other Viennese Classics: Paul Wranitzky” as well as the Friends and Patrons of the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin.

Artists
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
Bernhard Forck, Concertmaster

Released on
Sony/deutsche harmonia mundi, 2022