Ariane Matiakh / ORF RSO Wien -Der Schleier der Pierrette -Capriccio CD Grooves.land/Playthek

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Der Schleier der Pierrette op. 18 (Pantomime in 3 Bildern)

01. "Moderato (1. Akt, Vorspiel und 1. Szene)"

02. "Allegretto (2. Szene)"

03. "Walzer: Tempo giusto (3. Szene)"

04. "Adagio, ma non troppo (4. Szene)"

05. "Molto moderato (5. Szene)"

06. "Largamente (6. Szene)"

07. "Hochzeitswalzer (2. Akt, 1. Szene)"

08. "Moderato (2. Szene)"

09. "Moderato (3. Akt, 1. Szene)"

10. "Allegro moderato (2. Szene)"

11. "Tempo giusto (3. Szene)"

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Orf Vienna Radio S.o./ Ariane Matiakh

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The Veil of Pierrette premiered in 1910 as a ballet-pantomime based on a story by Arthur Schnitzler (1862â??1931), one of Austria's most prominent fin-de-siÃ¨cle figures. Ernst von DohnÃ¡nyi provided the accompanying score that proved an immediate international success. Movements such as the Wedding Waltz, for example, were frequently heard on radio request shows at the time, giving the equally popular waltz sequence from Richard Strauss' Der Rosenkavalier a run for its money. The pantomime genre was entirely in keeping with the spirit of the age. Following the large-scale, plot-laden ballets of late Romanticism, pantomime explored a more intimate and naturalistic form of expression. This first complete recording of the score enables us to enjoy a fuller picture of the repertoire from this fascinating period of music history. - ORF VIENNA RADIO S.O./ARIANE MATIAKH

Who would assume today that after it's premiere in 1910 Ernst von Dohnányi's dance pantomime spread like a wildfire over the stages of the world. The 'Wedding Waltz' from Der Schleier der Pierrette could regularly be heard on musical request programmes on the radio, enjoying similar popularity to the waltz sequence from Richard Strauss' Der Rosenkavalier. Dohnanyi's choice of the genre of pantomime was entirely in keeping with the spirit of the age that, following the large-scale, plot-laden ballets of late Romanticism, sought to find in pantomime a more intimate and more naturalistic form of expression. It may come as a surprise that the source for Dohnányi derived from none other than Arthur Schnitzler (1862-1931), one of the salient representatives of fin-de-siècle Austria. With this first complete recording again an important gap is closed in the knowledge of repertoire of this fascinating epochal time of musical history.

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C5388

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