Andreas N. Tarkmann, one of today's most creative arrangers of instrumental and vocal music, has personal reasons for setting himself the task of producing music for wind ensemble based on operas by Albert Lortzing: "There are many reasons that I felt compelled to choose the operas of Albert Lortzing for my Hamoniemusik arrangements. Lortzing's music was still very popular in my childhood in the 1960s and 70s and such a staple in opera houses and in the media that his music accompanied me in my musical development as a natural part of the canon of classical music. To me, this music was especially genial and cheerful, slender in tone and full of inspired melodies. Beyond that, I liked the humorous and pithy song texts and ironic characterizations of philistine public officials and dignitaries, even if some of the life's maxims set to music seemed a bit too deep naÃ¯ve and inherently German in their emotional content even then... Four decades later... I renewed my interest in Albert Lortzing and his music, since I noticed that his operas are gradually disappearing from the schedules of German opera houses..." The Stuttgart Winds bring Tarkann's project to life on this release.

Tracklist:

Regina: Overture (Arr. A. Tarkmann For Wind Ensemble)
Zar Und Zimmermann: Overture (Arr. A. Tarkmann For Wind Ensemble)
Der Wildschütz, Act I (Arr. A. Tarkmann For Wind Ensemble): A, B, C, D
Der Wildschütz, Act I (Arr. A. Tarkmann For Wind Ensemble): Auf Des Lebens Raschen Wogen
Der Wildschütz, Act I (Arr. A. Tarkmann For Wind Ensemble): Seht Dort Den Muntern Jäger
Der Wildschütz, Act II (Arr. A. Tarkmann For Wind Ensemble): Nicht Geplaudert!
Der Wildschütz, Act II (Arr. A. Tarkmann For Wind Ensemble): Bleiben Soll Ich Und Stets Sie Sehen
Der Wildschütz, Act II (Arr. A. Tarkmann For Wind Ensemble): Ihr Weib?
Der Wildschütz, Act II (Arr. A. Tarkmann For Wind Ensemble): Ich Habe Num'ro Eins
Der Wildschütz, Act II (Arr. A. Tarkmann For Wind Ensemble): Fünftausend Taler!
Der Wildschütz, Act III (Arr. A. Tarkmann For Wind Ensemble): Heiterkeit Und Fröhlichkeit
Der Wildschütz, Act III (Arr. A. Tarkmann For Wind Ensemble): Kann Es Im Erdenleben

UPC: 761203504527
Label: Cpo Records
Release Date: 9.14.18
Format: CD

Lortzing / Stuttgart Winds - Harmoniemusiken (CD)