Kálmán: Ein Herbstmanöver

Featuring

Marie Seidler
Christiane Boesiger
Michael Hofstetter
Grga Peroš
Clemens Kerschbaumer
Tomi Wendt

Rainer Domke
Rainer Hustedt
Harald Pfeiffer
Philharmonisches Orchester des Stadttheaters Giessen
Chor des Stadttheaters Giessen
Emmerich Kálmán

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Critical Reception

Kálmán's "Herbstmanöver" was frequently performed until the World Wars, but then disappeared completely from German-speaking theatre programs due to its angular structure and anachronistic hussar romanticism.

Composition History

Emmerich Kálmán's operetta "Ein Herbstmanöver" premiered on January 22, 1909, at the Theater an der Wien.

Historical Context

The operetta "Herbstmanöver" of 1908 reflects an apocalyptic atmosphere of the 'Fin de siècle' that foreshadowed the two World Wars.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Emmerich Kálmán, a melancholic and pessimistic character, contrasted the champagne-intoxicated 'golden' operetta era with a melancholic, emotional style that benefited from Hungarian sound idioms.

Compositional Technique

Kálmán's operettas, including "Herbstmanöver," are notable for confronting Viennese Classicism with the rustic Csárdás, and evoking the Hungarian soul with sentimentality and melancholic dreaminess.

Performer Biography

Michael Hofstetter, the musical director for this album, has been nominated multiple times as Conductor of the Year in the magazine Opernwelt and received the Robert Stolz Medal for his commitment to operetta.

Recording & Production

The recording of "Ein Herbstmanöver" was a co-production with Deutschlandfunk Kultur and was recorded on June 6 & 7, 2018, at the Ausstellungszentrum Hessenhallen Gießen.