Wiener Rundfunk/Richter - Daniel-Fran?ois-Esprit Auber: Le cheval de bronze

Daniel Francois-Esprit Auber (1782-1871) was the most amiable French composer of the 19th century. His sparkling and beautiful overtures were once universally as famous as those of Rossini and Supp�. The greatest turning point in Auber�s life was meeting the librettist Eug�ne Scribe (1791-1861), with whom he developed a long and hugely successful working partnership. Success followed success; works such as Le Ma�on (1825) and La Muette de Portici (1828) brought Auber public fame and official recognition.