Description
Overture to “Light Cavalry” (Ped.) Organ goes Opera Volume 4
Edited and published by Hans Uwe Hielscher
Alongside the overture to “Dichter und Bauer” (organ transcription BU 2637), the overture to the operetta “Light Cavalry” is one of the Austrian composer’s best-known works; with it he introduced the Hungarian element into the operetta for the first time. The work is characterized by energetic rhythms, for example in the cavalry march or in the Csárdás, lyrical sections and memorable melodic ideas that immediately evoke a strong recognition effect in the listener. The editor is known for his transcriptions, which are made with professional competence and musical sensitivity. This arrangement, which is technically only moderately difficult, is fun to practice – the audience’s enthusiasm for the lively music is guaranteed anyway.
