While in Italy, Hérold actively associated with prominent opera composers like Paisiello, Guglielmi, and Zingarelli, and his first opera was staged in Naples in 1815.
Composer Biography
Hérold won the prestigious Prix de Rome from the Conservatory in 1812, the same year Napoleon began his Russian Campaign.
Composition History
Hérold composed his two symphonies in 1813 and 1814 while in Rome, sending them to Paris as part of the 'Envois de Rome' requirement for Prix de Rome winners.
Performer Biography
Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, the conductor, has led orchestras across Europe, Japan, Russia, and North America, and has taught conducting at the Musikhochschule of Karlsruhe since 1998.
Composer Biography
Ferdinand Hérold, born in Paris in 1791, was a descendant of a family of Alsatian musicians who had settled in the city.
Critical Reception
The overtures to Hérold's operas Zampa and Le pré aux clercs are firmly part of the 'light-classical' repertoire, despite his numerous other theatrical works being rarely performed today.
Critical Reception
The composer Berlioz disparagingly described Hérold's Zampa overture as 'four or five motives borrowed and stuck one after the other…without any real link'.
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