1. Also sprach Zarathustra op.30
"Так говорил Заратустра", симфоническая поэма для оркестра (1895-96), Op. 30
Mariss Jansons
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Herkulessaal, München, 27 4/2007
2. "Tod und Verklärung" (Death and Transfiguration), Op. 24
"Смерть и просветление", симфоническая поэма для оркестра (1888-89), Op. 24
It is a tone poem for large orchestra by Richard Strauss. Strauss began composition in the late summer of 1888 and completed the work on November 18, 1889. The work is dedicated to the composer's friend Friedrich Rosch.
Unusual for a composer of 25 years of age, the music depicts the death of an artist. At Strauss's request, this was described in a poem by the composer's 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".
There are four parts (with Ritter's poetic thoughts condensed):
1. Largo (The sick man, near death)
2. Allegro molto agitato (The battle between life and death offers no respite to the man)
3. Meno mosso (The dying man's life passes before him)
4. Moderato (The sought-after transfiguration)
Conductor: David Zinman & Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra
Painting: "Der Wanderer über dem Nebelmeer" by Caspar Friedrich
3.Alpine Symphony, Op. 64
"Альпийская симфония" , (1911-15), Op. 64
Bernard Haitink conducts the Vienna Philharmonic in Strauss's An Alpine Symphony
Eine Alpensinfonie - Op. 64, is a tone poem by German composer Richard Strauss in 1915
"......Strauss's Alpine Symphony: a dawn to dusk Alpine ascent. From the spine-chilling opening evoking the hours before dawn and the richness of sunrise, through to the euphoria of the summit and the drama of the mountain tempest, this is Strauss at his most colourful" - Source Wales site (BBC)
Richard Strauss
An Alpine Symphony
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Bernard Haitink conductor
BBC PROMS 2012
London - Royal Albert Hall
4.Don Juan, Op. 20
"Дон Жуан", симфоническая поэма для оркестра (1888), Op. 20
Herbert von Karajan
Osaka, Japan 1984
5.Aus Italien, Op. 16
" Из Италии ", (1886) Оп. 16
Aus Italien, Op. 16 (From Italy) is a tone poem for full orchestra composed by Richard Strauss in 1886. It was inspired by the composer's visit to Italy in the summer of the same year, where he travelled to Rome, Bologna, Naples, Sorrento, Salerno, and Capri. He began to sketch the work while still on the journey.
The full score of the work, Strauss's first tone poem, was completed in Munich on September 12, 1886. The work is named by the composer as "Symphonic Fantasy", and is dedicated to his mentor Hans von Bülow. It is the only work by Richard Strauss for which he himself wrote a specific program.
The first performance of the work took place in Munich on March 2, 1887, by the Court Orchestra, which was conducted by the composer himself. As Richard Strauss's sister Johanna later recalled, the first three movements were received with applause, but the last movement was not well-approved and derisory whistles came from various quarters. Norman Del Mar's biography of the composer tells a different story: the first three movements were not well received, and the final was accorded booing and applause. Strauss himself found the work itself as new and revolutionary, and he was satisfied despite the critical responses for the première.
The works comprises four sections:
1. Auf dem Land
2. Ruinen von Rom
3. Am Strande von Sorrent
4. Neapolitanisches Volksleben
Riccardo Muti "Aus Italien"
Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Frankfurt, Alte Oper 1987
6.Sinfonia in re minore op.4
Симфония ре минор(1880)
Sinfonia in re minore op.4 (1880) -- Nürnberger Symphoniker diretti da Klauspeter Seibel --
I. Andante maestoso - Allegro
II. Andante
III. Scherzo. Molto Allegro, leggiero
IV. Finale. Allegro maestoso
7.Symphonia Domestica, Op. 53
Домашняя симфония, (1902 - 1903 ) Оп. 53
"Symphonia Domestica", Op. 53 (Domestic Symphony) is a tone poem for large orchestra by Richard Strauss. The work is a musical reflection of the secure domestic life so valued by the composer himself and, as such, harmoniously conveys daily events and family life.
In 1898, Strauss became the chief conductor of the Royal Court Opera in Berlin. It was at this point in his life that the composer took a keen interest in his own circumstances and turned his attention to his status and personal history. When he began composing the Symphonia Domestica, he intended it to be the sequel to Ein Heldenleben, the next instalment of the autobiography of the now-successful artist. Of it, Strauss said "My next tone poem will represent a day in my family life. It will be partly lyrical, partly humorous - a triple fugue will bring together Papa, Mama and Baby."
The program of the work reflects the simplicity of the subject-matter. After the whole extended family (including the aunts and uncles) has been introduced, the parents are heard alone with their child. The next section is a three-part adagio. which begins with the husband's activities. The clock striking 7am launches the finale.
8. Don Quixote op. 35
" Дон Кихот "(1897) Оп. 35
Mistislav Rostropovich, cello.
Saito Kinen Orchestra.
Seiji Ozawa, conductor.
Don Quixote op. 35
" Дон Кихот "(1897) Оп. 35
1. » Introduction
2. » Theme: Don Quixote and Sancho Panza
3. » Variation 1: Das Abenteur mit den Windmuhlen -
4. » Variation 2: Der Kampf gegen die Hammelherde -
5. » Variation 3: Gesprache zwischen Ritter und Knappe -
6. » Variation 4: Das Abenteur mit der Prozession von Bussern
7. » Variation 5: Don Quixotes Wacht in der Sommernacht -
8. » Variation 6: Die verzauberte Dulzinea -
9. » Variation 7: Der Ritt durch die Luft -
10. » Variation 8: Die Fahrt auf dem verzauberten Nachen [Barcarolle] -
11. » Variation 9: Der Kampf gegen die vermeintlichen Zauberer: der Angriff auf die Monche -
12. » Variation 10: Zweikampf mit dem Ritter vom blanken Monde; Heimkehr des geschlagenen Don Quixote -
13. » Finale: Don Quixotes Tod
Conductor: W. Sawallisch
9.Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche (Op. 28)
«Веселые проделки Тиля Уленшпигеля по старинному плутовскому образцу в форме рондо». ( 1895)
10.Ein Heldenleben (A Hero's Life) Op.40
Жизнь героя. (1898) Оп. 40.
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck
Opening concert of Musikfest Berlin, August 31, 2013
