Notes and Editorial Reviews
This is “as good a performance and interpretation—and technical recording—of Also sprach Zarathustra as one would expect to find” (Gramophone). Inspired and inspiring, Richard Strauss’s Also sprach Zarathustra is one of a series of tone poems which pushed the form to its limits. The famous opening introduces a musical interpretation of Friedrich Nietzsche’s philosophical treatise, taking Zarathustra on a complex search through human aspirations. Based on an incident in Strauss’s own life, the suite from Intermezzo distills domestic strife and misunderstanding into four jocular vignettes.
This is “as good a performance and interpretation—and technical recording—of Also sprach Zarathustra as one would expect to find” (Gramophone). Inspired and inspiring, Richard Strauss’s Also sprach Zarathustra is one of a series of tone poems which pushed the form to its limits. The famous opening introduces a musical interpretation of Friedrich Nietzsche’s philosophical treatise, taking Zarathustra on a complex search through human aspirations. Based on an incident in Strauss’s own life, the suite from Intermezzo distills domestic strife and misunderstanding into four jocular vignettes. Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 by Richard Strauss
Conductor:
Gerard Schwarz
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Seattle Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1895-1896; Germany
Date of Recording: 03/1987
Venue: Seattle Opera House, Seattle, Washington
Length: 35 Minutes 58 Secs.
2.
Intermezzo, Op. 72: Symphonic Interludes (4) by Richard Strauss
Conductor:
Gerard Schwarz
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Seattle Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1918-1923; Germany
Venue: Seattle Opera House, Seattle, Washington
Length: 24 Minutes 34 Secs.
Sound Samples
Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176: Einleitung
Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176: Von den Hinterweltlern
Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176: Von der grossen Sehnsucht
Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176: Von den Freuden und Leidenschaften
Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176: Das Grablied
Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176: Von der Wissenschaft
Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176: Der Genesende
Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176: Das Tanzlied
Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176: Das Nachtlied
Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176: Nachtwandlerlied
Intermezzo, Op. 72, TrV 246a: 4 Symphonic Interludes: I. Reisefieber und Walzerszene
Intermezzo, Op. 72, TrV 246a: 4 Symphonic Interludes: II. Traumerei am Kamin
Intermezzo, Op. 72, TrV 246a: 4 Symphonic Interludes: III. Am Spieltisch
Intermezzo, Op. 72, TrV 246a: 4 Symphonic Interludes: IV. Frohlicher Beschluss
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