In 2012, matsumoto resounded with the sounds of the saito kinen orchestra performing r. Here, strauss returns to his beginnings for what turned out to be his last major orchestral tone poem. This concert from minnesota pairs the thunderous rhythms of stravinskys rite of spring with moments of breathtaking beauty in brahms piano concerto no. Vienna philharmonic orchestra bernard haitink richard. There are somewhere past 100 recordings of strauss don juan in the international catalog and somewhere past 50 recordings of his eine alpensinfonie. Deceptive cadence marking the 100th anniversary of an alpine symphony, take a guided tour through strauss evocative music with conductor semyon bychkov. Considered a leading composer of the late romantic and early modern eras, he has been described as a successor of richard wagner and franz liszt. Along with gustav mahler, he represents the late flowering of german romanticism. The orchestra plays brilliantly for the conductor and the sound is excellent. An alpine symphony was richard strausss last tonepoem, inspired by a mountaineering expedition in his boyhood and incorporating nietzsches idea of liberation through nature. Strausss monumental an alpine symphony divides opinion. An alpine symphony, richard strausss ode to a mountainous ascent, is rarely performed because of the claims it makes on an orchestra. Crafted to conjure vivid images of glaciers, meadows and storms, an alpine symphony is a mountainous undertaking for any orchestra, and an extravagant adventure for.
Alsop leads the alpine symphony in 19, richard strauss composed a musical hike into the alps. Well, the composers alpine symphony, premiered in berlin in 1915, is not about beer. 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. Strauss had originally planned a fourmovement symphony based on friedrich nietzsches polemic book the antichrist. October 28, 2015 marking the 100th anniversary of an alpine symphony, take a guided. Associate concertmaster heidi harris says strauss music depicts a mountain journey. Critics for years have written it off as nothing more than picture. Strauss captures this emotion with the help of a full orchestra.
In 1911, strauss wrote that he was torturing himself with a symphony a job that, when alls said and done, amuses me even less than chasing cockroaches. It consists of 22 separate musical interludes, starting with night, and then sunrise, after which each successive section represents a stage in the ascent of the mountain. Content from illinois public media on richard strauss. Led by daniel harding, the ensemble of exceptional orchestral musicians from around the world takes on one of strauss most imposing scores, and the power. Strauss also sprach zarathustra makes for a memorable intro in 2001. An alpine symphony, an album by richard strauss, philadelphia orchestra, charles dutoit 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. Bernard haitink conducts the vienna philharmonic in strauss s an alpine symphony eine alpensinfonie op. Eine alpensinfonie conductor jean reis musica nas montanhas festival 2012 excerpts trumpets cesar pimenta juliano barreto wellington carvalho mauricio marra gabriel nunes. Richard strauss karajan, berliner philharmoniker eine. With strauss alpine symphony, though, every instrument and special effect is necessary to make it work.
Bernard haitink conducts the vienna philharmonic in strausss an alpine symphony eine alpensinfonie op. In 19, richard strauss composed a musical hike into the alps. Naxos has struck gold with this magnificent recording of strausss an alpine symphony. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. This recording can live with the very best accounts and in most cases is the superior choice. It was premiered on 30 march 1881 at the munich academy of music under the baton of hermann levi. Strausss an alpine symphony was completed in 1915, eleven years after the completion of its immediate predecessor in the genre of the tone poem, symphonia domestica. Strauss alpine symphony as conducted by daniel harding.
An alpine symphony to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. Also a star in the pantheon of classical music is bruchs violin concerto no 1 so popular in fact that bruch himself lamented the lack of performances of his other works. And finally, the opening of an alpine symphony, with its slow descending scales, directly quotes from the start of strausss much earlier f minor symphony. At the time he composed this piece, strauss was living in the southern bavarian town of garmisch now.
The sound janowski conjures from the pittsburgh symphony especially the low brass suggests the mountains craggy massiveness, while the instrumental detail allows us to revel in strauss imaginative. Marking the 100th anniversary of an alpine symphony, take a guided tour through strauss evocative music with conductor semyon bychkov. Click on the button to go to the page where you can download the music at the end of each line you find more information about the music of that specific performer. It wasnt long after german conductor and composer richard strauss 18641949 premiered an alpine symphony in 1915 that critics began lambasting it as frivolous cottoncandy. It consists of four movements, and lasts about 34 minutes. Buy strauss an alpine symphony by richard strauss, antoni wit, staatskapelle weimar from amazons classical music store. All you ever wanted to know about the alpine symphony and more. Likewise, as wagners music seems to get more interesting and lovely with every new hearing, much of strauss orchestral music including alpine seems to become somewhat lacking in depth. Richard strauss eine alpensinfonie is a vast musical depiction of an extraordinary adventure climbing an alpine mountain.
A typical performance entails upwards of fortyfive minutes of continuous music. Imagine youve been caught in a terrifying storm as you descend a mountain. Richard strauss, who had already produced an orchestral work inspired by that book, seemingly took this injunction to heart when composing an. Richard strauss alpine symphony the classical music. Strausss alpine symphony played twice in one night. But exactly 100 years ago today, audiences took a different kind of climb when richard strauss premiered an alpine symphony, a majestic, musical depiction of a dawntodusk hike up the alps weve rounded up two alpine symphony experts to be our trail guides up the mountain. Richard strauss musical mountain climb knau arizona. The score frequently receives an unfavourable press and criticism is often fierce, the work being undermined and belittled, not taken seriously in many. The program of an alpine symphony depicts the experiences of eleven not verified in body hours from daybreak. The textures and colors are glorious, but taking this trip up this mountain is not exactly rewarding, and that is not the fault of the musicians. Strauss an alpine symphony vienna philharmonic orchestra bernard haitink conductor royal albert hall, 7 september 2012. Strausss massive alpine symphony features over 100 musicians including.
Notes millers arrangement consists of on the glacier, perilous moments, at the summit 3 before rehearsal 68 to rehearsal 86 in the orchestral score. He infuses the score with numerous instrumental colours and rich combinations of sounds, evoking the images and events that take place on the trek. An alpine symphony is among the composers most controversial works. The acclaimed group performs music by strauss and schoenberg in npr s studio 4a. London symphony orchestra strauss an alpine symphony. The recording is by the san francisco symphony orchestra under. Supposedly, the composer came to write his alpine symphony after viewing the bavarian mountains behind his home, the mountains he used to climb and enjoy in his youth. Conductor marin alsop guides her audience, and her baltimore symphony. Two chamber works by richard strauss and music of samuel scheidt on tonights evening concert. Richard strauss an alpine symphony opus 64 discogs. Sir andrew davis conductor ray chen violin melbourne symphony orchestra chorus strauss most grandiloquent orchestral score the guardian. In his alpine symphony strauss recounts an attempt to conquer the summit of an alpine mountain.
Symphonycast with host julie amacher yourclassical. Harrowing tales of mountain climbing filled theaters this summer in such films as meru and everest. Climb richard strauss musical mountain, an alpine symphony, with npr music. Were a free service backed by nonprofit public radio.
In order to make a dent in such formidable competition, any new recording of these works needs to have something special going for it. Marek janowskis stirring performance of richard strauss an alpine symphony gives the impression of a challenging and dangerous undertaking. Although strauss did not give a number to the symphony, it is often referred to as his first symphony. This strauss alpine symphony violin excerpt is occasionally requested at 2nd violin section or tutti auditions. Conductor marin alsop guides her audience, and her baltimore symphony orchestra. Leila josefowicz plays stravinsky minnesota orchestra. William mival with a recommendation from recordings of richard strausss alpensinfonie homepage. It was his first piece sporting this genretitle since his symphonia domestica of 1903 and reveals an affinity to the natural world similar to that found in many of mahlers symphonies. The performance is excellent but this piece of music is strauss at his notespinning worst.
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