Felix Draeseke - The Dream, a Life (Der Traum ein Leben), WoO 29

In addition to "Penthesilea" (Kleist) and "Das Leben ein Traum" (Life is a Dream, after Calderón), "Der Traum ein Leben" is the third overture by Draeseke with reference to a stage work.
Grillparzer's fairy tale drama forms the counterpart to Calderon's drama and was often performed in Dresden, which certainly inspired Draeseke to compose again. Completed in 1904, premiered in 1905. This is a digital audio rendition of the score.
Score (Booklet) DraesW29
Performance material DraesW29D - contact data in the channel description
Information on characters and plot in the drama is provided by wikipedia:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_G...
Erich Röder describes the course of music:
Rustan's life in rural silence = atmospheric, solemn introduction
adventurous awakened = chromatic bass motif
storming away = stormy 1st theme
longing for love awakens = lyrical 2nd Theme
Meeting with the King,
giant snake, missed shot, lie = torn development
Rustan is celebrated,
princess promised = 2nd theme
The stranger confronts the liar,
who stabs him = increased adventurer motive
Rustan as a tyrant, suspicion of
the people, regicide confirmed = further increased adventurer motive,
wildly excited orchestra
awakening from the dream = solemn initial calm returns

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