[78-L] Henri Litolff's Robespierre Overture

[Philip Carli]

Pryor also recorded the overture acoustically in 1906-07 for Victor.  I'd love to hear the Sterno; those Kneller Hall recordings are wonderful.

It is "Henry"; Litolff was English and ended up on the Continent after having adventures worthy of a bodice-ripper novel.  Litolff Verlag in Germany was his publishing house that he founded, one of the major 19th-century worldwide publishers and a pioneer in cheap music editions. PC
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From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com [78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of David Lennick [dlennick at sympatico.ca]
Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2011 10:39 PM
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Subject: Re: [78-L] Henri Litolff's Robespierre Overture

For some crazy reason, WERM omits Litolff entirely and jumps from Liszt to
Locatelli in the first edition, even though the famous Scherzo was available in
Irene Scharrer's recording and there were two old recordings of the Robespierre
Overture in arrangements for band. The Boston Pops recorded the  overture but
well after 1939 and it's in the 1951 WERM supplement.

The two band recordings, which may be old enough to have been around in 1939 (I
can't tell from the catalog numbers), are as follows:

TOULON NAVY BAND: GRAMOPHONE (FRENCH HMV) L 781/2
KNELLER HALL BAND: STERNO 9027 (this definitely is before 1939)

WERM gives the title as MAXIMILLIAN ROBESPIERRE, subtitled "Le Dernier Jour de
la Terreur", but I'm pretty sure the Boston Pops disc on Victor calls it
ROBESPIERRE. All (plus Scharrer and Lympany's recordings of the Scherzo) are in
WERM 1951.

dl

On 2/13/2011 9:14 PM, Graham Newton wrote:
>
>
> Hello All...
>
> I am looking for information or a recording of Henry (Henri) Litolff's
> Robespierre Overture that would have been available in December 1939.
>
> Note the spelling of Henry vs Henri.  He was born in the UK but moved to France
>    at the age of 17.
>
> Litolff, Henry Charles (b 7th Aug 1818- d 5th Aug 1891), has an entry in the
> Gramophone Shop Encyclopedia of Recorded Music 1948 3rd edition, but
> Robespierre Overture is not there.  He and it isn't in the 2nd ed. 1931 either.
>    The work that was listed was Sherzo from Concerto Symphonique No. 4 Op.102
> Piano&  Orch., with London Symphony Orch. conducted by Wood on Columbia 10"
> C017043D.
>
> Eric Gilder's "Dictionary of Composers And Their Music" lists Litolff, Henry
> Charles, but only says he composed four overtures and doesn't name them.
>
>
> Any leads would be appreciated.
>
>
>
>
> ... Graham Newton
>


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