The National Philharmonic Orchestra of Belarus, featured on this recording, is one of the oldest institutions from the former Soviet Union, founded in 1927.
Notable Performances
The first performance of Mahler's completed Die drei Pintos in 1888 was an immediate success, performed in Leipzig and soon in twenty other European opera houses.
Recording & Production
This recording of Die drei Pintos was made at the Wexford Festival Opera in Ireland in October 2003, using 24-bit technology for high-definition sound.
Composition History
Gustav Mahler, a renowned Austrian composer and conductor, completed Weber's unfinished opera Die drei Pintos when he was 26 years old.
Compositional Technique
Mahler's completion of Die drei Pintos involved orchestrating Weber's fragments, re-scoring existing Weber music, and composing linking passages, but he did not invent any new themes.
Composition History
Carl Maria von Weber, a German composer, began composing the comic opera Die drei Pintos in 1821 but left it unfinished.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Mahler intentionally obscured his own contributions to Die drei Pintos, stating that "No one will be allowed to know beforehand what is by me and what is by Weber."
