«Metamorphosen» Study for 23 solo strings
by Richard Strauss (1884-1949)
Adagio ma non troppo-Agitato-Più allegro-
Adagio, tempo primo-Molto lento
BPO
Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor
27.X.1947
Wilhelm Furtwängler «Metamorphosen» R. Strauss
24/02/2011
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ekrenek
This is truly a historic document and the most amazing Metamorphosen ever recorded. Period. After you read the notes – Strauss, Furtwangler, the BPO, 1947 – little else need be said by way of commentary…
Irololo Ahah
Somptueuse et bouleversante interprétation!
AirSea1000
I absolutely agree with ekrenek and I assume that this was the first recording of the piece just a year after its original performance. The Furtwangler interpretation is perfect in all respects – the only other really excellent translation of this work was by Barborolli and the Halle which I think was recorded in 1968
DerVomFreitag
This evening I will hear it in Richard Strauss' GARMISCH – Richard Strauss Festival Garmisch-Partenkirchen 2012 ;-))
airslicer1311
Richard Georg Strauss (június 11, 1864 – szeptember 8, 1949) – it would be nice to fix the date of birth …
OrchestrationOnline
Definitely the standard by which all other recordings and performances are measured. A transcendent work of self-reflection, like Prospero breaking his staff – which evolved in the mind of a recovering Central Europe as an expression of atonement.
誠一郎西中
濃い！！
prevalain
Sans doute l'interprétation où le désarroi du vieux compositeur passe avec le plus d'éloquence mais aussi avec le plus de sobriété. Une pure merveille.
THEMGOROTH75
Ah,yeees my friend!! This is EPIC art!!
Bernard SESOLIS
C'est beau à pleurer ! Pleurer de joie.
J'ai rarement entendu une interprétation aussi intériorisée et à la fois aussi communicative. Un miracle !
michael knight
One of the treasure of the human kind!
THEMGOROTH75
listen to the theme at 11.23 – 11.59 !!
gian paolo Puglisi
A masterpiece !
Thanks a lot
Rasmus Søndergaard
This is still beyond me! In time maybe!
gian paolo Puglisi
Two Geniuses !
Thanks a lot
Sage Thanatos
aaahhhhhhhhhhhh………
Huw Zosimos
This must have meant so much to the players and conductor who had lived through the years of madness and destruction. There are many great performances of this transcendent work, but this must surely be one of the most historic. Wonderful to hear it.
RemovdSande11
Incredible
Massimo Caronti
A 1.25 SI SENTE ANCHE A TOSSIRE…..!!!!!
mariokoification
Puls vom Anfang bis Ende, keine unnötigen und geschmacklosen ritardandi, wie aus einem Stück Marmor!
Best Interpretation I ever heard. Have played this piece some 30 times in Munich Chamber Orchestra, but nobody managed to get this piece in this form. And I guess, nobody is going to, pity…
Vielen Dank for posting this recording!
Chester Kitty
One of the few good things Hitler did-meow, was to create the conditions necessary for the composition of this epic work. meow?
Derek Sharp
AirSea1000 I believe the Karajan recording
predates this one.
AirSea1000
there is no better performance of this deeply moving and so very important piece of music. In memory for Berlin was how this great piece of music by Richard Strauss was written but Metamorphosen is so much more than just being that. It is today a brilliant reflection on how society and attitudes have changed for the worse.
Matthew Stull
Thank you for these Furtwangler recordings. Feelin' it
Larry Cox
There seems to be variations on Beethoven symphony 5 and then what sounds like Wagner in the first movement. Listening as I type.
Bob Burns
My God! That's beyond beautiful.
Thomas K. Geydan
Truly moving!