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Aug 04 2009

Podcast: Richard Strauss’s Alpine Symphony

Posted by Raymond in Enhanced Shows, Podcasts, Regular Shows

STRAUSS, R.: Alpine Symphony album coverRichard Strauss wrote his Alpine Symphony in 1915, inspired by the death of his friend Gustav Mahler. This is a huge work, requiring an orchestra of 125 people, and is monumentally difficult as well. This podcast looks at a new recording of the piece with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra conducted by Marek Janowski.

Album details…
Catalogue No.: Pentatone PTC5186339

 

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  • grace513
    Absolutely stunning. I've always wanted to visit Austria and Bavaria to see for myself the beauty of the country, but it's awesome to be able to 'hear' their beauty. :)
  • Glad you enjoyed the music. Strauss really does an amazing job of creating a picture in the listener's mind. I hope you have a chance to listen to the whole piece, it is quite something. If you do, I suggest finding a quiet place so you can listen to the whole piece at least once without distraction or interruption. When you listen to it complete, you get a much stronger sense of the journey up and down the mountain.
  • mvpol
    This was excellent, and as somebody who "bags" mountain peaks, I absolutely loved it. I really am looking forward to hearing the whole symphone However, I couldn't find anywhere to purchase a download of this particular rendition as you gave it such a rave review. Is there a site that has that or is it only possible to purchase the physical CD? If not is there another good recording that can be purchased on-line?
  • Hi Mark - we're working on getting it up online for download. We'll let you know as soon as it's available!
  • I'm pleased to tell you that the album is now up online for download! Here's the link to it: http://www.classicsonline.com/catalogue/product.... Hope you enjoy!
  • mvpol
    That is great news! Thanks so much for the update. I will be downloading it shortly!
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