Schreker / Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra Birthday Of The Infanta CD

Franz Schreker was a prominent figure in early 20th-century Austro-German music, his reputation as an opera composer rivaling that of Richard Strauss. The Prelude to a Drama is the concert overture of Schreker's acclaimed opera Die Gezeichneten, a lurid drama involving murder and madness. Conceived as a theatrical pantomime, The Birthday of the Infanta adapts Oscar Wilde's tragic tale of an ugly dwarf who dies of a broken heart, while the Romantic Suite fully explores the composer's colorfully detailed and translucent orchestration and lyrical expressiveness. The Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra dates back to the beginnings of music broadcasting in 1923. Since then it has developed it's position to become one of Berlin's top orchestras, and today is ranked in the highest echelon of German radio orchestras. JoAnn Falletta became the first female conductor to lead a major American ensemble upon her appointment as music director of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra in 1999.

1. Prelude to a Drama 0:18:03 2. The Birthday of the Infanta Suite: I. Reigen 0:03:23 Der Geburtstag Der Infantin Suite 3. The Birthday of the Infanta Suite: II. Aufzug Und 0:02:20 4. The Birthday of the Infanta Suite: III. Die Marion 0:02:39 5. The Birthday of the Infanta Suite: IV. Menuett Der 0:02:08 6. The Birthday of the Infanta Suite: V. Die T?nze de 0:00:36 7. The Birthday of the Infanta Suite: VI. Mit Dem Win 0:01:59 8. The Birthday of the Infanta Suite: VII. in Blauen 0:01:45 9. The Birthday of the Infanta Suite: VIII. Im Roten 0:01:31 10. The Birthday of the Infanta Suite: IX. Die Rose de 0:02:43 11. The Birthday of the Infanta Suite: X. Nachklang 0:01:20 12. Romantic Suite, Op. 14: I. Idylle 0:08:08 Romantische Suite, Op. 14 13. Romantic Suite, Op. 14: II. Scherzo 0:03:33 14. Romantic Suite, Op. 14: III. Intermezzo 0:06:41 15. Romantic Suite, Op. 14: IV. Tanz 0:06:45