Description
Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra, Tod Und Verklärung / New York Philharmonic, Giuseppe Sinopoli / Deutsche Grammophon Audio CD 1988 Stereo / 423 576-2
UPC 028942357624
Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 (German: [ˈalzo ʃpʁaːx t͡saʁaˈtʊstʁa], Thus Spoke Zarathustra or Thus Spake Zarathustra) is a tone poem by Richard Strauss, composed in 1896 and inspired by Friedrich Nietzsche's philosophical 1883–1885 novel Thus Spoke Zarathustra. The composer conducted its first performance on 27 November 1896 in Frankfurt. A typical performance lasts half an hour.
The initial fanfare – titled "Sunrise" in the composer's programme notes – became well known after its use in Stanley Kubrick's 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Death and Transfiguration (German: Tod und Verklärung), Op. 24, is a tone poem for orchestra by Richard Strauss. Strauss began composition in the late summer of 1888 and completed the work on 18 November 1889. The work is dedicated to the composer's friend Friedrich Rosch.
The music depicts the death of an artist. At Strauss's request, this was described in a poem by his friend Alexander Ritter as an interpretation of Death and Transfiguration, after it was composed. As the man lies dying, thoughts of his life pass through his head: his childhood innocence, the struggles of his manhood, the attainment of his worldly goals; and at the end, he receives the longed-for transfiguration "from the infinite reaches of heaven".
Tracklist:
| Also Sprach Zarathustra Op. 30 (Thus Spake Zarathustra) |
(37:00) | ||
| 1 | (Einleitung) (Introduction) | ||
| 2 | Von Den Hinterweltlern (Of The Backworldsmen) | ||
| 3 | Von Der Großen Sehnsucht (Of The Great Longing) | ||
| 4 | Von Den Freuden Und Leidenschaften (Of Joys And Passions) | ||
| 5 | Das Grablied (The Song Of The Grave) | ||
| 6 | Von Der Wissenschaft (Of Science And Learning) | ||
| 7 | Der Genesende (The Convalescent) | ||
| 8 | Das Tanzlied (The Dance-Song) | ||
| 9 | Nachtwandlerlied (Song Of The Night Wanderer) | ||
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Tod Und Verklärung Op. 24 (Death And Transfiguration) |
(28:22) |
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| 10 | Largo - Allegro Molto Agitato - Etwas Breiter - Tempo I Sehr Breit - Allegro Molto Agitato - Moderato |
- Art Direction – Hartmut Pfeiffer
- Composed By – Richard Strauss
- Conductor – Giuseppe Sinopoli
- Cover, Illustration [Cover Illustration] – Werner Beyeler
- Edited By [Editing] – Werner Roth
- Engineer [Balance Engineer] – Klaus Hiemann
- Liner Notes [English] – Arnold Whittall
- Liner Notes [French] – Jean-Jacques Velly
- Liner Notes [German] – Wolfgang Drömling
- Liner Notes [Italian] – Guido Salvetti
- Orchestra – New York Philharmonic
- Photography By [Photo Giuseppe Sinopoli] – Clive Barda
- Photography By [Photo Richard Strauss] – E. Bieber
- Producer [Production] – Günther Breest
- Recording Supervisor [Recording Supervision] – Wolfgang Stengel
- Soloist, Violin [Solo-Violine] – Glenn Dicterow
