1837, vol. 4: Meyerbeer, Hensel, Heinrich

By 1837, Giacomo Meyerbeer was the star composer of the Paris Opéra. He had premiered his opera Robert le diable there in 1831. It was a sensational success, but Meyerbeer outdid himself with his next opera, Les Huguenot, which had premiered at Paris in the spring of 1836. […] Click here to continue reading a transcript of this podcast. Listen to Podcast: Shop for CD Recordings Recommended on This Episode: Meyerbeer, “Hör ich das Liedchen Klingen”, “Scirocco”, “La Folle de St. Joseph”, “Chant de Mai” Meyerbeer, “Komm du Schönes Fischermädchen”, “Menschenfeindlich” Meyerbeer, “Mina (Lied des Venezianischen Gondoliers)” Meyerbeer, “La Fille de l’Air” Meyerbeer, “La Marguerite du Poète” Hensel, “Die Schiffende”, “Wanderlied” Hensel, “Bright Be the Place of Thy Soul”, “Farewell” Hensel, “Warum Sind Denn Die Rosen So Blaß?” Hensel, “Ach, Die Augen Sind Es Wieder” Hensel, “Im Wunderschönen Monat Mai” Hensel, “Sprich, O Sprich” Hensel, selections from her unpublished 1837 piano cycle Heinrich, The Ornithological Combat of Kings, or The Condor of the Andes and the Eagle of the Cordilleras Listen Online to Music Featured on This Episode: AYICM: 1837, vol. 4 Click the link above to listen to the music discussed on this episode on a Classical Archives (www.classicalarchives.com) playlist. A subscription to the Classical Archives streaming service ($7.99 per month) allows unlimited online listening to these AYICM playlists, and to recordings of more than 620,000 other classical works. They offer a free two-week trial period to this service, so you can try before you buy. (The recordings we recommend on the AYICM shows are not always available for online listening; in these cases we include the best available alternate recording whenever possible. Please note that some of the recordings on these playlists are available only to Classical Archives subscribers in the U.S.)

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