{"product_id":"martinon-offenbach-five-overtures-1951-pasc007","title":"MARTINON Offenbach: Five Overtures (1951) - PASC007","description":"overviewfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eOFFENBACH \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eFive\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e Overtures\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003eRecord\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003eed in 1951\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003eDuration 32:04\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eLondon Philharmonic Orchestra, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eConductor: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eJean Martinon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_titlefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fBill Rosen's Review578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_quotefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fHe does not play them as just lollipops, but digs for the gold578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_bodyfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp\u003eJacques Offenbach is not a favorite composer of mine. I cannot deny his incredible industry, his musicianship, nor his unending fount of melody and rhythm. Still, I find that he cannot hold a candle to Johann Strauss, Jr. or even to Franz von Suppe as a writer of 19th century operettas. On the other hand, as one of the most magnificent late blooming miracles in music, his final work, \"The Tales of Hoffman\", is a great 19th century opera which I love. As for the overtures offered, they are all quite enjoyable, but Maurice Rosenthal has picked all the best melodies and put them into \"Gaite Parisienne\". It is very good to get to hear \"Le Mariage aux Lanternes\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMartinon conducts splendid and poetic performances of the overtures. He does not play them as just lollipops, but digs for the gold. Listen to the famous \"can-can\" when it comes--it actually seems to grow out of the earlier part of the overture rather than just be a raucous paste-on. Listen to how Martinon highlights the cello melodies; Offenbach wrote concert music for two cellos. If there is any criticism of Martinon's playing, it is that perhaps occasionally he goes for the gold when there is only silver there; he's a bit too much of a gentleman, sometimes. But we prize that in a Frenchman.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo little carpings on the remastering. At first I thought it was early stereo and then remembered that the source material had to be at least 50 years old. It never occured to me that this sound was from 1951; it seemed so well-matched to the music. The sound is not unlike the performance, rather poetic and a bit unspectacular. Rather gentlemanly, in fact.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9main_samplefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fsamples\/PASC007.mp3578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_labelfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fProducer's Note578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_typefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fcontent578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_contentfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"body\"\u003eThese five overtures, masterfully conducted by \u003cstrong\u003eJean Martinon\u003c\/strong\u003e (left), capture perfectly and vividly the wit, melodiousness and \u003cem\u003ejoie de vivre\u003c\/em\u003e that typifies the music of \u003cstrong\u003eOffenbach\u003c\/strong\u003e. In 25 years he wrote ninety \u003cem\u003eopéras bouffes \u003c\/em\u003ewhich epitomised the pleasure-loving Second Empire of France.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"body\" align=\"left\"\u003eThis recording was exceptionally well received on its release, gaining a coveted double-starred review in \u003cem\u003eThe Record Guide\u003c\/em\u003e and the following note:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"body\" align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000099;\"\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eHowever apprehensive one may feel at the thought of a record containing five overtures, and however disinclined to play them all on end, it must be admitted that makes [this record] a delightful collection: the French conductor has drawn from his English players a surprising zest and elegance, the recording is a admirable, and the music unfailingly spirited and inventive.\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"body\"\u003eYet again Peter Harrison of \u003cem\u003edisk2disc\u003c\/em\u003e has provided an excellent trancription and restoration of this fabulous early Decca vinyl LP. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_thumbnail1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_thumbnail2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_download_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample3_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample4_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample5_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample6_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_labelfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fFull Track Listing578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_typefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5ftrack_listing578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_contentfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOFFENBACH \u003c\/b\u003eBarbe-bleue - Overture\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOFFENBACH \u003c\/b\u003eLa belle Hélène - Overture\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOFFENBACH \u003c\/b\u003eLe mariage aux lanternes (The Betrothal at the Lantern) - Overture\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOFFENBACH \u003c\/b\u003eOrphée aux enfers - Overture\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOFFENBACH \u003c\/b\u003eLa grande-duchesse de Gérolstein - Overture\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLondon Philharmonic Orchestra, \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eConductor: \u003cb\u003eJean Martinon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecorded 13-14 February 1951, Kingsway Hall, London\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIssued as Decca LL350 \u0026amp; 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