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“A corker of a disc, splendidly played and recorded.” - The Telegraph “Gruber secures an unsparing response from the BBC Philharmonic, superbly recorded, and those new to his music will find this an ideal disc to start their exploration.” - Gramophone “Gruber himself takes on the role of chansonnier with lip-smacking relish… In all this is a CD of sumptuous orchestral and compositional virtuosity.” - BBC Music Magazine “The full-on, madcap antics of H.K. Gruber are at once disorienting, charming, fascinating and perhaps above all utterly addictive. Gruber’s most famous piece, Frankenstein!!, acts as the mainstay of this disc… A fascinating and rewarding disc. Although Frankenstein!! Remains Gruber’s most popular piece, it is to Dancing in the Dark that I, for one, will be returning to most often.” - Fanfare The full orchestral version of H. K. Gruber’s delightfully bonkers Frankenstein!! is recorded here for the very first time by the BBC Philharmonic and the composer himself, filling the role of both conductor and chansonnier of poems by Austrian poet H. C. Artmann. Paired with Gruber’s Dancing in the Dark and Charivari, as well as Johann Strauss’s Perpetuum mobile, Op. 257, the “pan-demonium” combines aspects of jazz, cabaret, and orchestral music, with this recording showing just why Gruber’s work is so loved by audiences and critics alike.