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I guess CPO planned like this

I. Orchestral (symphony, phantasie concertante)
II. Lieder
III. Chamber (cello sonata, piano trio No.2)
IV. Chamber (string quartet no.2, piano quartet, piano quintet)
V. Chamber (works for violin and piano)
VI. Piano
VII. Orchestral (piano concerto, overture; songs for voice and orchestra)

I believe, and would commercially make sense, the PC and Grand Overture were done at once with the Symphony and Phantasi Concertante, all together. The pianist is probably Aleksandar Madžar. CPO's chief/program selection director is Burkhard Schmilgun, whose wife's a Serb, and her acquaintances Veljković and Madžar.

Wikipedia lists Compositions for solo piano

I can see on the photo that on the back side of the CD ther's a logo of the MIC (Muzički Informativni Centar - Croatian Music Informations Center), what gives me a clue to why JPC-CPO didn't yet publish her complete works for solo piano (recorded in 2013, performed by Nataša Veljković) as the complete Pejačević series was conceived in collaboration of these two investors.

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His operettas/musicals 'Baron Trenck' and 'Madame Troubadour' were performed in Broadway
Original Broadway Productions - Felix Albini

Baron Trenck Production Information
Opening: March 11, 1912
Closing: April 13, 1912
Performances: 40
Theatres: Casino Theatre (New York, NY)
3/11/1912 - 4/13/1912
Casino Theatre (New York, NY)
3/11/1912 - 4/13/1912
Production Type: Original Production
Market: Broadway
Show Type: Musical

Ivo Tijardović (born as Giovanni Giuseppe Tiardovici. 1895, Spalato/Split - 1976, Zagreb), Croatian composer, painter & architect, writer, journalist and translator. Studied in Spalato and Vienna. Composed 8 operettas. Though raised as Italian (same as his fellow citizen and close friend from childhood composer Jakov Gotovac born as Giovani Giacobbe Gotovac), soon in his life he changed sides and embraced the idea(ls) of Croatian nationalists later to be communist, but the Italo-Dalmatian melodics however remained revealing his true nature.

The composer's also the author of the librettos

Mala Floramye (Little Floramye)
Act I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOv5WFu49e8
Act II and III
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRyopqPYH34

Spli'ski Akvarel (An Aquarelle of Split)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKCX293J8NY

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Interesting video: Ivo Tijardović playing a Dalmatian serenade on a guitar, in 1941
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zmerl5N2iw0

Recitativo, mass scene, aria et c. from opera 'Mislav'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CucIuFD3XqE
Aria from 'Mislav'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOOitQO6Lgs
Mislav was the Prince of Littoral Croatia in 835-845

Aria from opera 'Ban Leget'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1ItYwLfVQA

Opera 'Nikola Šubić Zrinski' Croatian language version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViP6-IEKWsA

Giovanni di Zaytz (name later croatized to Ivan pl. Zajc. 1832, Fiume -1914, Zagreb), Croatian composer and conductor

Amelia ossia il Bandito (Composed in 1860)
Link to the movie filmed in the National Theater of Rijeka (former Teatro Verdi di Fiume)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUyLbFFo15g

Mirella Toic ................(Amelia)
Guillermo Dominguez... (Ermano)
Robert Kolar ............. (Corrado)
Ivica Cikes................. (Il Conte)
Davor Lesic................ (Rollero)
Mirko Cagljevic............ (Rogerino)
Kristina Kolar.............. (Teresa)

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Some other Zaytz's works

OPERE
'La Tirolese' (1855)
'Mislav' (1870)
'Ban Leget' (1872)
'Nikola Šubić Zrinjski' (1876. Original in German language lost)
'Lizinka' (1878)
'Pan Twardowski' (1880)
'Gospođe i husari' (1880)
'Armida' (1896)

OPERETTE
'I Lazzaroni di Napoli' (?)
'Funerali del Carnevale' (1862)
'Mannschaft an Bord' (1863)
'Der Raub der Sabinerinner' (1870)
'Afrodita' (1888)

and others..

Felix Albini, Croatian Jewish composer


'Baron Trenck (der Pandur)' Operette in 3 Akten
Musik von Felix Albini
Libretto: A. M. Willner und R. Bodanzky
Originally written in German, but in Croatia regularly sung in Croatian

High resolution sheet music
http://kgzdzb.arhivpro.hr/?kdoc=301003974


Beautiful and remarkable voices, but antique recording quality (However, do listen to them!)

Duett. (Lydia, Trenck.) "Engel! Ich seh' dich endlich, endlich wieder!"
http://kgzdzb.arhivpro.hr/files/type_11/00000000220/mp3/mp3_original/00000000220.mp3

Eingangschor Und Szene. (Mariza, Nikola, Tschausch, Chor.) "Alles ist von Lust erfüllt"
http://kgzdzb.arhivpro.hr/files/type_11/00000000215/mp3/mp3_original/00000000215.mp3

?
http://kgzdzb.arhivpro.hr/files/type_11/00000000216/mp3/mp3_original/00000000216.mp3


..and better rec. quality

Duett. (Lydia, Trenck) "Eine Namenlose! - Wie seltsam!"
http://kgzdzb.arhivpro.hr/files/type_11/00000000219/mp3/mp3_original/00000000219.mp3

Entrée Trenck. (Lydia, Trenck, Chor.) "Bomben und Granaten"
http://kgzdzb.arhivpro.hr/files/type_11/00000000213/mp3/mp3_original/00000000213.mp3

Antonio Smareglia, Italo-Croatian composer from Istra, Croatia.

I think the composer really cared for what inspired him to compose it. The instrumentation of this opera really suits me.. Orchestral gestures, nice details at the right times, I can hear every now and than of all the instruments/instrument groups a prominent part, the music reflects and complements the meaning of the words (the composer didn't lose concentration and it is very emotional as a whole.


Opera 'Nozze Istriane'
Conductor Manno Wolf Ferrari
A performance in Trieste, 20.02.1972
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2M02MAEoHI

..and a modern performance with normal quality sound
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac5hc_pkGr8


City of Trieste, nowday Italy, once part of the Austrian Seaside (Kűstenland) was inhabited by large number of Croatian people. In 1920 Trst and Gorica (Trieste e Gorizia), together with most of Istra (Istria), were consigned to Italy by Kingdom SHS (Kingdom of Serbians, Croatians and Slovenians) with the Raphal contract.

[12 Preludes for Piano]

12 Preludes for Piano
(duration 13:32 min.)
I. Con sentimento
II. Pensieroso
III. Tempestoso
IV. Transcendente
V. Tempo di valse
VI. Energico
VII. Contemplativo
VIII. Volante
IX. Con abbandono
X. Ruvido
XI. Dolcissimo
XII. Lugubre

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wk1ufSmpxtQ
Deep pensive dimension, contrasting, sensual, ethereal, unconstrained, faint, unsettled, serene, perturbed, ..


(From Wikipedia)
Lucijan Marija Škerjanc (December 17, 1900 – February 27, 1973) was a Slovene composer, born in Graz. He studied in Laibach (Ljubljana), Prague, Vienna, Paris and Basel.
His style reflected late romanticism with qualities of expressionism and impressionism in his pieces, often with a hyperbolic artistic temperament, juxtaposing the dark against melodic phrases in his music.

Have listened to it again, and just kept repeating the ending minute and half for 5-6 times..

This is the link to the minute 29:51, if you wish to do the same
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QLYRTbobX4&feature=youtu.be&t=29m51s

May 21st, 2015, at 20h

Robert Homen, conductor
Croatian Radio-television Symphony Orchestra

Luca Sorgo: 1st Symphony in D-major
Giulio Baiamonti: Concert arias
                      Monika Cerovčec, soprano
Juro Tkalčić: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in A-minor
                      Branimir Pustički, violoncello
Giovanni de Zaytz: Symphony in C-minor


Broadcast
HR3

May 7th, 2015, in 19:30h
Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall

Vatroslav Lisinski: Ljubav i zloba, opera in two acts (concert performance)

Evelin Novak, soprano
Domagoj Dorotić, tenore
Leon Košavić, baritono
Luciano Batinić, basso
Choir & Symphony Orchestra HRT (Croatian Radio Television)
Mladen Tarbuk, conductor


Broadcast over Croatian Radio 3rd programme
HR3


The very first performance after the composer's death that will respect every single note from his manuscript, without any smart-guy butchering it again! Played from the first ever printed edition, from 2013. Yep, you got that right, all until now the opera has been performed from the original handwriting vandalized by additions from the pen of other musicians (conductors, directors) that thought their ideas are better.


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Link to high resolution sheet music
"Ljubav i zloba" piano reduction

Music sample from "Love and Malice"
Obren's aria
Ljubav i zloba: Obren's aria