Because richard strauss eine alpensinfonie heavily depends on its atmospheric orchestration for its secure place in the repertoire, it seems a terrific candidate for showing off the capabilities of bernard haitink and the london symphony orchestra, as well as the benefits of stateoftheart recording technology. My two faves at the moment are haitinkconcertgebouw and blomstedt san francisco, both for similar reasons. Amazon the city of birmingham symphony orchestra under its music director andris nelsons, have already released a highlypraised strauss disc on orfeo with ein heldenleben and the rosenkavalier suite, and nelsons understands how to convey his fascination with strauss to both orchestra and. The sound is magnificent i listened to the disc as a cd and the performances of both pieces are very fine indeed. Choice of the month, bbc music magazine, march 20 music web international, march 20. San francisco symphony, herbert blomstedt see all versions of this release, 2 available. I wonder if conductors would be quite so keen to tackle an alpine symphony these days if strauss had stuck with his original title of the antichrist. Richard strauss, herbert blomstedt, san francisco symphony strauss. An alpine symphony don juan cd by richard strauss cd. His final tone poem, an alpine symphony or eine alpensinfonie is a much more picturesque piece, depicting one climbers impressions of a climb through the alps, possibly the bavarian alps in the southwestern part of.
Strauss describes each of these events in music, and although there may be a few too many climaxes along the way, it is all quite vivid and imposing. Notes, millers arrangement consists of on the glacier, perilous moments, at the summit 3 before rehearsal 68 to rehearsal 86 in the orchestral score. We do not store any resources and torrents files, only to index the torrents meta information and. Ein alpensinfonie, don juan blomstedt with on arkivcd. Strauss eine alpensinfonie don juan herbert blomstedt cd. Cd 7 herbert blomstedt richard strauss 02 eine alpensinfonie, op. In his alpine symphony strauss recounts an attempt to conquer the summit of an alpine mountain. Eine alpensinfonie farao classics cd b108091 komplettes album, flac 16bit 44. An alpine symphony this cd, which was released in the strauss year 2014, highlights to central genres in richard strauss oeuvres. Most of the currently available cds of the work were recorded after this, so perhaps karajan, to coin a metaphor, made the ascent that encouraged everyone else to follow him up the mountain with all due respect to karl bohm, zubin. Not only the clear winner among recorded performances of this particular work, blomstedts interpretation counts as one of the finest strauss recordings ever. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Strausss an alpine symphony was completed in 1915, eleven years after the completion of its.
Scan the qr code or copy the address below into your wallet to send some monero. At the heart of this cd box set of strauss s orchestral music 4 discs more than the classic collection, now almost fifty years old, from rudolf kempe and the dresden staatskapelle are the performances by blomstedt and the san francisco sym. The last of his tonepoems and requiring a massive orchestra of some players, it divides opinion. He has served as principal conductor of the two oldest great german orchestras, the dresden staatskapelle and the leipzig gewandhaus. One of karajans favourite compositions was heard during this concert from october 2008 richard strausss alpine symphony, which karajan conducted with the berliner philharmoniker in 1982. I have never even heard strauss s alpensinfonie, let alone owned a copy of the. It was to be one of his final largescale orchestral works and shows the last great german romantic composer at the pinnacle of his art.
An alpine symphony by richard strauss digital concert hall. Blomstedt and the san francisco bring to the work the basic elements of successful strauss playing. Strauss don juan, eine alpensinfonie 2011 herbert blomstedt, san francisco symphony r. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. San francisco symphony orchestra, herbert blomstedt conductor, andrew cornall producer, james lock engineer, john pellowe engineer. Tidal is the first global music streaming service with high fidelity sound, hidef video quality, along with expertly curated playlists and original content making it a trusted source for music and culture. The choice of this tone poem for the new digital medium is not. Richard strauss, bernard haitink, concertgebouw orchestra, amsterdam strauss. Decoding strausss alpine symphony the music show abc. Don juan of san francisco symphony,herbert blomstedt is here. Strauss eine alpensinfonie albums lso live nativedsd music. Blomstedts performance, like haitinks and karajans, is wholehearted and is magnificently played by the san francisco symphony orchestra.
If you think this answer is not correct you can leave a comment and we will do our best to help. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. After all, they premiered most of his operas and were intimately associated with his music throughout his life. I agree that karajans version should have less digital edge havent heard the remastered one.
Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. This recording features worldrenowned conductor, christian thielemann and german operatic soprano, anja harteros performing strausss vier letzte lieder four last songs written in 1948. Ein alpensinfonie, don juan blomstedt cd, apr1990, londondecca at the best online prices. The position of eine alpensinfonie in richard strausss oeuvre. Presented here in a pristine sound mix, this is a chance to hear an amazing piece with a clarity not previously. Feb 11, 2017 richard strauss eine alpensinfonie, op. The rather soft, warm san francisco string sound and its gentlemanly brass division mean that some of strauss s more jagged mountain peaks are lost in cottonwool clouds. Eine alpensinfonie alpine symphony your favourite version. After all, strauss calls for a huge orchestra, over 120 players, and the piece is vast in scope, grandiose, often majestic, and not a little, in part, bombastic. He also is an expert in nordic repertoire, being swedish, though born in the usa. Strauss san francisco symphony herbert blomstedt eine alpensinfonie don juan. That series has been reissued as a decca trio, and universal should do the same with blomstedt s trio of strauss discs that date from the same period this one, his alpensinfonie also available from arkiv and his also sprach zarathrustra.
It isnt often that karajan, especially later in his career, championed a lessfamiliar workthe cornerstones of the repertoire were more to his liking. Cd, album, re, rm, car deutsche grammophon, deutsche grammophon 00289 479 3841, 2532 015. Though the long career of richard strauss spanned one of the most chaotic periods in political, social, and cultural history of the world, the composer retained his essentially romantic aesthetic even into the age of television, jet engines, and atom bombs. Release eine alpensinfonie don juan by richard strauss. Andris nelsons and barbara hannigan digital concert hall. Richard strauss karajan, berliner philharmoniker eine. Strauss san francisco symphony herbert blomstedt strauss san francisco symphony herbert blomstedt eine alpensinfonie don juan. Strauss started composing eine alpensinfonie in 1911 working on it intermittently until 1915. Richard strauss eine alpensinfonie an alpine symphony sfs. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Eine alpensinfonie an alpine symphony, an album by richard strauss, bernard haitink, london symphony orchestra on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Before you get to the strauss, though, you get wolfgang rihms serious song for orchestra, a response to brahms four serious songs. They remain the strauss orchestra par excellence, and this bluray shows why.
San francisco symphony,herbert blomstedt strauss, r. But in the early 80s he made an lp of what was then a rarelyrecorded but frequentlyderided strauss tone poem, eine alpensinfonie. Eine alpensinfonie an alpine symphony by richard strauss, andre previn, vienna philharmonic orchestra from amazons classical music store. Eine alpensinfonie franz welsermost on allmusic 2005 how disappointing is this disc. Likewise herbert blomstedts san francisco symphony account from 1988. It was to be one of his final largescale orchestral works and shows the last great german romantic composer at the. Richard strauss spectacularly orchestrated alpine symphony, a showpiece.
We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Like zarathustra and ein heldenleben, this massive tone poem concerns the nietzschean and unchristian themes of moral purification through ones own labour. In this new recording, conductor frank shipway and the sao paulo symphony orchestra take full advantage of this splendid. A day in the life of richard strauss s an alpine symphony. Don juan, an album by richard strauss, san francisco symphony, herbert blomstedt on spotify. Richard strauss eine alpensinfonie an alpine symphony. Many of his compositions had their world premiere there and in fact, strauss dedicated eine alpensinfonie an alpine symphony to the dresden orchestra. Until they do, arkiv fills the gap with this ondemand disc. One of the alltime greatest recordings of this piece, performed by the san francisco symphony with herbert blomstedt conducting.
Cd 7 herbert blomstedt richard strauss 15 eine alpensinfonie, op. The rather soft, warm san francisco string sound and its gentlemanly brass division mean that some of strausss more jagged mountain peaks are lost in cottonwool clouds. Strauss eine alpensinfonie an alpine symphony 1915. Mar 24, 2010 recorded during concerts at londons barbican in june 2008, this performance of richard strausss alpine symphony is a testament to bernard haitinks ability to define and characterise the. He infuses the score with numerous instrumental colours and rich combinations of sounds, evoking the images and events that take place on the trek. Richard strauss s tone poem an alpine symphony composed in 1915 depicts the experiences of eleven hours from daybreak to the following.
Herbert blomstedt, 86 years young, is now regarded as one of the last torch bearers of the great austrogermanic tradition. Blomstedt provides both a certain restraint in most of the obvious climaxes and an intensity in the meditative passages. Don juan herbert blomstedt, staatskapelle dresden on allmusic 1993. Strauss eine alpensinfonie 2010 strauss london symphony orchestra cinegay because richard strauss eine alpensinfonie heavily depends on its atmospheric orchestration for its secure place in the repertoire, it seems a terrific candidate for showing off the capabilities of bernard haitink and the london symphony orchestra, as well as the. The score frequently receives an unfavourable press and is often belittled and not taken seriously. Eine alpensinfonie don juan release by richard strauss. Don juan, a classical music album by san francisco symphony herbert blomstedt. Strauss san francisco symphony herbert blomstedt eine. If you want to get the torrent file or original data of r.
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