Description
Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra • Don Juan • Four Last Songs (Audio CD)
UPC: 724356984028
Overview
Klaus Tennstedt leads The London Philharmonic in a riveting survey of Richard Strauss’s orchestral masterpieces on EMI’s Red Line series. This 78‑minute compilation pairs the monumental tone poem Also sprach Zarathustra (Op. 30) and the passionate Don Juan (Op. 20) with the luminous voice of Lucia Popp in Strauss’s final songs. Captured in pristine DDD digital sound, Tennstedt’s interpretations balance dramatic intensity with nuanced lyricism, earning praise as among the finest ever recorded.
Product Features
- Format: CD, Compilation (DDD Digital Sound)
- Label & Catalogue: EMI Classics – 7243 5 69840 2 8 (Red Line series #5)
- Country of Release: Europe
- Release Year: 1997 (Red Line reissue)
- Genre: Classical / Orchestral & Vocal Works
- Total Running Time: 78:01
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Key Works:
- Also sprach Zarathustra (Op. 30)
- Don Juan (Op. 20)
- Vier letzte Lieder (Four Last Songs)
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Ensemble & Soloist:
- The London Philharmonic Orchestra
- Klaus Tennstedt, Conductor
- Lucia Popp, Soprano (tracks 6–9)
Track Listing
Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 (Tracks 1–4)
- Einleitung – Von den Hinterweltlern – Von der großen Sehnsucht – 7:52
- Von den Freuden und Leidenschaften – Das Grablied – 5:01
- Von der Wissenschaft – 5:54
- Der Genesende – Das Tanzlied – Nachtwandlerlied – 16:14
Don Juan, Op. 20 (Track 5)
- Don Juan – 18:38
Vier letzte Lieder (Four Last Songs) (Tracks 6–9)
- Frühling (Spring) – 3:51
- September – 5:12
- Beim Schlafengehen (At Slumbering) – 6:16
- Im Abendrot (At Sunset) – 8:23
Publishers and Artists
- Composer: Richard Strauss (1864–1949)
- Conductor: Klaus Tennstedt
- Orchestra: The London Philharmonic Orchestra
- Soprano: Lucia Popp (tracks 6–9)
- Series: Red Line (EMI Classics)
- Digital Quality: DDD (Recorded, Mixed, Mastered in Digital)
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