Also sprach Zarathustra; Don Juan

by Richard Strauss / Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan

Also sprach Zarathustra; Don Juan cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1984
  • Label: Deutsche Grammophon
  • Country: Germany
  • Length: 54:08
  • Community rating: 4.05/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Returning to Strauss's monumental tone poems, Herbert von Karajan leads the Berliner Philharmoniker in a lavish, digitally recorded performance. The album captures the epic scale and lush orchestral colors of both works with characteristic grandeur and meticulous control. It stands as a definitive document of the conductor's late-career interpretations of the German romantic repertoire.

Genres

Descriptors: Modern, acoustic, orchestral, instrumental, symphonic, majestic, long-form, virtuosic

Tracklist

  1. Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30: I. Prelude. Sonnenaufgang (1:44)
  2. Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30: II. Von den Hinterweltlern (3:27)
  3. Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30: III. Von der großen Sehnsucht (2:04)
  4. Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30: IV. Von den Freuden und Leidenschaften (2:21)
  5. Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30: V. Das Grablied (2:47)
  6. Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30: VI. Von der Wissenschaft (4:34)
  7. Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30: VII. Der Genesende (5:29)
  8. Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30: VIII. Das Tanzlied – Das Nachtlied (8:24)
  9. Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30: IX. Das Nachtwandlerlied (4:59)
  10. Don Juan, Op. 20 (18:15)

Credits

  • Richard Strauss - primary artist, composed by
  • Herbert Von Karajan - primary artist, conductor
  • Reinhild Schmidt - edited by
  • Thomas Brandis - violin [solo], soloist

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