Jacques Offenbach: Operettas Overtures (1865-1867)

Jacques Offenbach: Operettas Overtures (1865-1867)

Timestamps

Cascoletto, ou le Lazzarone: 00:06-5:00
Les bergères: 05:01-09:40
Barbe Bleue: 09:41-16:00
La vie parisienne: 16:01-21:20
Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein: 21:21-28:20
La permission de dix heures: 28:21-32:00
Robinson Crusoe: 32:01- 37:03
Genevieve de Brabant: 37:04-41:19

Are Missing:

-Les refrains des bouffes (1865): The libretto is lost (the only case in all the 98 operettas)

-La leçon de chant électromagnétique (1867): I did not find a recording of the Ouverture (If I find it, I will upload it!)

Note: Geneviève de Brabant (is in the revised version)

Good listening by MikoNatt!

[sleort]

On devient en bonne humeur ecouter Offenbach.

[philippetranquille]

LiISTENING TO OFFENBACH MUSIC BRINGS PLEASURE TO THE EARS AND THINK OF THE ABSENCE OF COMPOSERS LIKE HIM AS THEY DON T EXIST

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[jean-pierrepriolau]

Une musique qui va qui vient, qui tourne et virevolte, qui monte et qui descend, qui se fait douce et explosive, qui nous entraine dans un tourbillon de mélodies toujours renouvelées : une musique enchanteuse qui donne le frisson!...Un frisson de plaisir !

[ancamg]

With Jacque Offenbach was love at first sight! I love all his operas and operettas, or any other music he composed.

[danielsimon]

I wish I had all the Overtures of Offenbach.

[simpleTheGuy]

Forever amazing music, what rise soul to the top and take you happy.

[RWBHere]

Thanks for the excellent selection. Coscoletto is one of his best overtures, and we don't hear it often.

[pierretorralba]

Es uno de mis preferidos, su música me relaja👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️

[redhot]

Les Refrains des Bouffes was, in fact, a medley number, without any plot or dialogues.
Coscoletto french libretto is lost.
Some overtures here are not originals but rearranged overtures (Barbe Bleue, La Grande-Duchesse, Geneviève de Brabant)
The overture for Geneviève de Brabant is, by the way, curiously including a melody from La boulangère a des écus (1875).
The only official recording of La Leçon de chant électromagnétique is arranged for synthetizer (recording from 80s)

[allegriniedmond]

beaux divertissements, dans une époque assez oirede notre france

[johnvonundzu]

I know a Wikipedia posting describes Les Refrains des Bouffes as "Libretto lost"; but I don't think, really, there was exactly ever a libretto (or an overture) to lose. It was a 19th century clip show of successful Offenbach vocal music presumably selected by Offenbach. Boosey & Hawkes OEK has its contents listed online.