Description
Richard Strauss: Symphonie alpestre op. 64 - Orchestre National de France, Kurt Masur (direction) / Radio France Audio CD 2010 / FRF005
UPC 794881935321
An Alpine Symphony (Eine Alpensinfonie), Op. 64, is a tone poem for large orchestra written by German composer Richard Strauss in 1915. It is one of Strauss's largest non-operatic works; the score calls for about 125 players and a typical performance usually lasts around 50 minutes. The program of An Alpine Symphony depicts the experiences of eleven hours (from daybreak just before dawn to the following nightfall) spent climbing an Alpine mountain.
| Label: | Radio France – FRF005 |
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CD, Album
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| Country: | France |
| Released: |
2010 |
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Tracklist:
1 Nuit [2:48]
2 Lever du soleil [1:32]
3 La montée [2:33]
4 Entrée dans la forét [5:12]
5 Promenade près du ruisseau [0:50]
6 Alacascade [0:18]
7 Apparition [0:53]
8 Dans les prairies en fleurs [1:07]
9 Aux alpages [2:14]
10 Errance a travers taillis et broussailles [1:40]
11 Surle glacier [1:26]
12 Moments pleins de périls [1:39]
13 Au sommet ER
14 Vision [3:25]
15 Montée du brouillard [0:23]
16 Le soleil s'assombrit peu a peu [0:56]
17 Élégie [1:52]
18 Calme avant la tempete [2:49]
19 Orage et tempéte [4:31]
20 Descente [2:21]
21 Coucher du soleil [5:40]
22 Paix, nuit [2:40]
