Richard Strauss: Tone Poems Vol. 3
Also sprach Zarathustra, Aus Italien
Artists:
SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg
François-Xavier Roth (Conductor)
1 CD – Full Price
Order-No. 93.320
EAN 4010276026914
– Third volume of François-Xavier Roth’s monumental Strauss Cycle with the SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg
– The perfect disc to celebrate the 150th birthday of Richard Strauss (2014)
“Roth directs all three performances with flair and understanding. They are superbly detailed and realistically recorded.” Gramophone CD 93.304
“…it speaks volumes about the charismatic relationship that Roth has developed with the Baden-Baden Orchestra […].” IRR CD 93.304
With “Aus Italien” Richard Strauss began his decisive journey into the musical form that would come to define his orchestral output, the tone poem, sketched while on a tour of Italy suggested to the young composer by Brahms, Strauss‘ mastery is already evident.
François-Xavier Roth couples this work on his third volume of the complete Strauss tone poems with the monumental “Also sprach Zarathustra” – inspired by Nietzsche’s book philosophic prose-poem. Two great works presented in fiery performances in honor of the Richard Strauss sesquicentennial.
Music:
Excerpts from:
Also sprach Zarathustra:
I. Einleitung (Introduction)
VI. Von der Wissenschaft (Of Science)
VII. Der Genesende (The Convalescent)
Aus Italien:
I. Auf der Campagna (In the Campagna)
IV. Neapolitanisches Volksleben (Neapolitan Folklife)