Description
Richard Strauss: Symphonic Poems – Also sprach Zarathustra • Don Juan • Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche (Audio CD)
UPC: 097798410623
Overview
This EMI Classics compilation brings together three of Richard Strauss’s most celebrated tone poems. Eugene Ormandy leads The Philadelphia Orchestra in the monumental Also sprach Zarathustra (Op. 30), while André Previn conducts the Vienna Philharmonic in the dramatic Don Juan (Op. 20) and the playful Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche (Op. 28). Captured in pristine DDD digital sound, this 65‑minute program showcases Strauss’s orchestral mastery across existential, heroic, and mischievous moods.
Product Features
- Format: CD, Album (DDD Digital Recording, Stereo)
- Label & Catalogue: EMI Classics – 764106 2 (C071)
- Country of Release: Netherlands (Made in Holland)
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Original Recordings:
- Also sprach Zarathustra – Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy (1980, in cooperation with JVC)
- Don Juan & Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche – Vienna Philharmonic, André Previn
- Release Year: 1991 (Compilation)
- Total Running Time: 65:29
- Genre: Classical / Symphonic Poems
Track Listing
- Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 – 33:15
- Don Juan, Op. 20 – 17:10
- Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28 – 14:50
Publishers and Artists
- Composer: Richard Strauss (1864–1949)
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Symphonic Poems:
- Also sprach Zarathustra – Philadelphia Orchestra; Conductor: Eugene Ormandy
- Don Juan – Vienna Philharmonic; Conductor: André Previn
- Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche – Vienna Philharmonic; Conductor: André Previn
- Label: EMI Records Ltd., Hayes, Middlesex, UK
- Digital Production: Original recordings in cooperation with JVC; compilation remastered by EMI
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