Franz von Suppé or Francesco Suppé Demelli (April 18, 1819 – May 21, 1895) … Read Full Bio ↴Franz von Suppé or Francesco Suppé Demelli (April 18, 1819 – May 21, 1895) was an Austrian composer of light operas who was born in what is now Croatia during the time his father was working in this outpost of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. A composer and conductor of the Romantic period, he is notable for his four dozen operettas.
Two of Suppé's comic operas – Boccaccio and Donna Juanita – have been performed at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, but failed to become repertoire works. He composed about 30 operettas and 180 farces, ballets, and other stage works. Although the bulk of Suppé's operas have sunk into relative obscurity, the overtures – particularly Dichter und Bauer (Poet and Peasant, 1846) and Leichte Kavallerie (Light Cavalry, 1866) – have survived and some of them have been used in all sorts of soundtracks for movies, cartoons, advertisements, and so on, in addition to being frequently played at symphonic "pops" concerts. Some of Suppé's operas are still regularly performed in Europe; Peter Branscombe, writing in the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, characterizes Suppé's song Das ist mein Österreich as "Austria's second national song".
Two of Suppé's comic operas – Boccaccio and Donna Juanita – have been performed at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, but failed to become repertoire works. He composed about 30 operettas and 180 farces, ballets, and other stage works. Although the bulk of Suppé's operas have sunk into relative obscurity, the overtures – particularly Dichter und Bauer (Poet and Peasant, 1846) and Leichte Kavallerie (Light Cavalry, 1866) – have survived and some of them have been used in all sorts of soundtracks for movies, cartoons, advertisements, and so on, in addition to being frequently played at symphonic "pops" concerts. Some of Suppé's operas are still regularly performed in Europe; Peter Branscombe, writing in the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, characterizes Suppé's song Das ist mein Österreich as "Austria's second national song".
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Pique Dame: Overture
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Jason Baylor
This guy can really end an overture
Jayemai Xisten
Such a wide range of dynamics. This piece freakin rocks!
MiniMaciosek
I've listened to every single Franz von Suppe piece I could find on youtube. I have never been disappointed once. Never has any other composer accomplished that.
Jacobus1943 Smit
One of the best overtures I know. Suppé did write very good overtures, no doubt at that.
After such a long time they are still performed and that with a good reason.
Juan pepito De los palotes
Sencillamente...me encanta...Bravo por Franz Von Suppé..👏👏
Philanthropist Wen
We played this song this year in our high school symphonic band! I love it!
Scott Fannin
Pique Dame has always been my favorite Suppé overture.
Jeff Fritz
I love Suppe. His works... they are the cheesiest of cheese, and he embraces the cheese like a grilled sandwich.
Steven Garcia
Can you imagine , attending the Odea , about 12 th row center and listening
to this ??? i would be a puddle after Suppe's overtures , completely drained ..
garce
Karl Lieck
I thought so too, Jeff. Lo! After listening to this, I needed a good laugh, so I listen to his Poet and Peasant overture.