Daniel-Fran?ois-Esprit Auber was one of the most famous composers of the 19th century, giving definitive form to the uniquely French genres of grand historical opera and op?ra-comique. His overtures...
Through scholarship, performance and recording, Richard Bonynge has done more than any other modern-day musician to advance the cause of Daniel-Fran?ois-Esprit Auber, the foremost composer of...
Daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber (1782-1871) was long considered as one of the most typically French and most successful opera composers of the 19th century. His overtures were once favourites of the...
From the mid-1820s onwards Auber's career was filled with success. His op?ras-comiques and grands operas won repeated acclaim for their myriad qualities of Parisian elegance. The fifth volume in this...
Although Auber was one of the most popular of 19th-century French composers, his music is seldom revived in the opera house. This series is restoring his overtures and orchestral excerpts from...