Shakespeare (2006)

The high concept behind this disc is to join together three romantic period works all composed around Shakespearean characters: Hector Berlioz's Overture to Béatrice et Bénédict drawn from Much Ado About Nothing, Edward Elgar's Symphonic Study in C minor on Falstaff based on the character from The Merry Wives of Windsor and Henry IV Parts I and II, and Dvorák's Concert Overture Othello based, of course, on Othello. Such a concept can only succeed to the degree the performances succeed, and given the range of music from the ... Read More

The high concept behind this disc is to join together three romantic period works all composed around Shakespearean characters: Hector Berlioz's Overture to Béatrice et Bénédict drawn from Much Ado About Nothing, Edward Elgar's Symphonic Study in C minor on Falstaff based on the character from The Merry Wives of Windsor and Henry IV Parts I and II, and Dvorák's Concert Overture Othello based, of course, on Othello. Such a concept can only succeed to the degree the performances succeed, and given the range of music from the high-spirited French sensuality of Berlioz's Overture through the robust English characterizations of Elgar's Study to the jealous Slavonic intensity of Dvorák's Overture, the chances for across-the-board success seem limited, especially since the orchestra here is the echt Deutsche Münchner Rundfunkorchester led by the New York born and bred John Fiore. But succeed it does -- and brilliantly. Fiore and the Munich players turn in a sprightly but sexy Béatrice et Bénédict, a tight and... Read Less

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