Suppé: Overtures & Marches Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Jarvi

Although the bulk of his operas and operettas have sunk into relative obscurity, his bright and colourful overtures have survived. Suppé was responsible for introducing many of Offenbach’s operettas to the Austrian capital. Also on this disc are the overtures to Poet and Peasant, perhaps Suppé’s most familiar, and Boccacciowhich is widely regarded as Suppé’s finest work for the stage, based very loosely on the life of Giovanni Boccaccio (1313–1375). (Chandos)