Rodolphe Kreutzer (1766-1831): Overture to Lodoiska (arr. for pianoforte trio); Neal Peres Da Costa (pianoforte), Annie Gard (violin), Daniel Yeadon (violoncello); Elizabeth Bay House, Sydney, 27 February 2022

Abstract

The English comic opera Lodoiska, a pasticcio (or compilation) from several continental operas of the same name, was first performed in London in 1794, and its overture, drawn from Kreuzter’s 1791 Paris Lodoiska, remained a favourite with British audiences for decades thereafter. It was equally popular in Sydney, as regularly played by military bandsmen in the Domain and at the theatre, and in sheet music piano solo arrangements, such as that published in Sydney by Francis Ellard (copies of which the performers are playing from) and which can be viewed here: https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/201858007/version/37685687 (TROVE record); https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-168118404 (Copy at the National Library of Australia, DIGITISED)