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Richard Strauss

Eine Alpensinfonie

Der Rosenkavalier - Waltz Sequence No. 1

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor

ODE 976-2 · CD · June 2001

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Track listing

23 tracks · 63:40

Richard Strauss

  1. Eine Alpensinfonie (An Alpine Symphony), Op. 64 49:09
  2. 1 I. Nacht (Night) 2:48
  3. 2 II. Sonnenaufgang (Sunrise) 1:16
  4. 3 III. Der Anstieg (The Ascent) 2:24
  5. 4 IV. Eintritt in den Wald (Entering the Wood) 4:36
  6. 5 V. Wanderung neben dem Bache (Wandering by the Brook) 0:38
  7. 6 VI. Am Wasserfall (By the Waterfall) 0:14
  8. 7 VII. Erscheinung (Apparition) 0:43
  9. 8 VIII. Auf blumige Wiesen (Flowery Meadows) 0:57
  10. 9 IX. Auf der Alm (On the Mountain Pasture) 2:18
  11. 10 X. Durch Dickicht und Gestrüpp auf Irrwegen (On the Wrong Track Through Thickets and Undergrowth) 1:33
  12. 11 XI. Auf dem Gletscher (On the Glacier) 1:18
  13. 12 XII. Gefahrvolle Augenblicke (Precarious Moments) 1:34
  14. 13 XIII. Auf dem Gipfel (On the Summit) 4:46
  15. 14 XIV. Vision (Vision) 4:46
  16. 15 XV. Bebel steigen auf (Mists Rise) 0:18
  17. 16 XVI. Die Sonne verdüstert sich allmählich (The Sun Gradually Dims) 0:54
  18. 17 XVII. Elegie (Elegy) 1:46
  19. 18 XVIII. Stille vor dem Sturm (Calm Before the Storm) 2:21
  20. 19 XIX. Gewitter und Sturm, Abstieg (Thunderstorm and Descent) 3:43
  21. 20 XX. Sonnenuntergang (Sunset) 2:39
  22. 21 XXI. Ausklang (Waning Tones) 6:42
  23. 22 XXII. Nacht (Night) 1:58
  24. 23 Der Rosenkavalier - First Sequence of Walzes 13:28

Features

Booklet with liner notes in English, German, French and Finnish

Press

Ashkenazy recorded this work once before (...) but experience tells, and this new version smokes. (...) Power and clarity: what a wonderful combination! And what a thrilling sound Ashkenazy gets from his band for the initial sunrise, the entry into the forest, the majestic climax at the mountain's summit, and the best storm since Solti's Bavarian Radio recording. Top it all off with sensational sonics of demonstration quality, a nice bonus in the form of the Rosenkavalier Waltzes, and the result is a new landmark for Strauss fans. An alp never had it so good.
David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com, January 2002, Artistic Quality 10 / Sound Quality 1

The artists

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

The name of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra first appeared on a Prague concert programme on January 4, 1896. The concert was conducted by Antonín Dvorák and it was held in the magnificent Rudolfinum hall, the home of the Orchestra to this day. From its very beginnings the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra has been ranked among the premier symphony orchestras of Europe. Throughout its history, the Orchestra has enjoyed collaborations with many world-class guest conductors including Herbert von Karajan, Karl Böhm, Claudio Abbado, Sergiu Celibidache, and Christoph von Dohnányi. The hundreds of soloists who have worked with the orchestra have been of an equally high calibre: they include Pablo Casals, Arturo Benedetti-Michelangeli, Sviatoslav Richter, David Oistrakh and Itzhak Perlman.

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