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Last Rose of Summer
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Two Songs from the Opera "Martha" Friedrich Adolf Ferdinand, Freiherr von Flotow (1812-1883) was a German composer. He is chiefly remembered for his opera Martha, which was popular in the 19th century and the early part of the 20th. Born in Teutendorf, in Mecklenburg, into an aristocratic family, Flotow was French-trained. He studied at the Conservatoire de Paris and during this time came under the influence of Auber, Rossini, Meyerbeer, Donizetti, Halévy, and later Gounod and Offenbach. These influences are reflected in his operas, where a distinctive French opéra comique flavour exists. He completed his first opera in 1835, Pierre et Cathérine, but his breakthrough came with Le naufrage de la Méduse (1839), based on the wreck of the warship Méduse. The three-act romantic opera Alessandro Stradella of 1844 is recognized as one of Flotow’s finer works. Martha was first staged in Vienna at the Theater am Kärntnertor on 25 November 1847, and soon became one of the best-loved of all operas. Between 1856 and 1863 Flotow served as Intendant of the court theatre at Schwerin. For most of his last years he lived in either Paris or Vienna,[1] and he had the satisfaction of seeing his operas mounted as far away as Saint Petersburg and Turin. He died in Darmstadt. The music and words of Thomas Moore's version of "Tis the Last Rose of Summer" were first published in 1813 in "A Selection of Irish Melodies". The song was greatly popularized by its interpolation in Friedrich von Flotow's (1812-1883) opera "Martha".
Grade Level GB: 4-5 Grade Level USA: 3 (Intermediate) Composer: Flotow, Friedrich von Arranger: Rall, Conny Genre: Classic, Classical Transcription, Concert Piece, Opera Performance time: 00:04:05 Publisher: Rundel Size: A4 Info: Full Score + Parts Rundel Order Number: MVSR2063 Release Date: 1998
Friedrich Adolf Ferdinand, Freiherr von Flotow (1812-1883) was a German composer. He is chiefly remembered for his opera Martha, which was popular in the 19th century and the early part of the 20th....
Der deutsche Opernkomponist Freiherr Friedrich von Flotow entstammte einer alten Mecklenburgischen Adelsfamilie und sollte nach dem Willen des Vaters eigentlich Verwaltungsbeamter werden.
Er setzte aber seinen Wunsch durch, sich der Musik zu widmen, und ging 1828 nach Paris, wo er bei Reicha Musik studierte.
1839 erzielte er einen ersten größeren Erfolg mit seiner Oper "Le naufrage de la...