The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra | Sir Andrew Davis
Release Date: 05 July 2021
Label: Abc Classic / Australian Broadcasting Corp
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 0028948124251
Genres: Classical
Description
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, under their Chief Conductor Sir Andrew Davis, presents the second volume in their live series of Richard Strauss' orchestral works.
The inspiration for Ein Heldenleben (A Hero's Life) - completed at the turn of the twentieth century - was one of the most groundbreaking works ever written: Beethoven's Eroica Symphony. Largely agreed to be autobiographical - despite Strauss' protestations to the contrary - it depicts various aspects of what Strauss called an 'ideal of great and manly heroism'. Musically, it was the most ambitious work Strauss had written to date, and features a large orchestra and virtuosic violin solo, played here by the MSO's concertmaster Dale Barltrop.
On this album, Ein Heldenleben is prefaced by the Four Symphonic Interludes from Intermezzo, Strauss' opera based around incidents in the life of himself and his wife.
Tracklisting
1. Intermezzo, Op. 72: Four Symphonic Interludes: . Reisefieber Und Walzerszene (Travel Fever And Waltz Scene)
2. II. Tr?umerei Am Kamin (Dreaming By The Fireside)
3. III. Am Spieltisch (At The Card Table)
4. IV. Fr?hlicher Beschluss (Happy Ending)
5. Ein Heldenleben (A Hero?s Life), Op. 40 : I. Der Held (The Hero)
6. II. Des Helden Widersacher (The Hero?s Enemies)
7. III. Des Helden Gef?hrtin (The Hero?s Companion)
8. IV. Des Helden Walstatt (The Hero?s Deeds Of War)
9. V. Des Helden Friedenswerke (The Hero?s Works Of Peace)
The Wiggles
William Crighton
Orchestra Victoria ; Barry Wordsworth
The Rumjacks
Melbourne Ska Orchestra
Yvonne Kenny | Adelaide Symphony Orchestra | Takuo Yuasa
Various Artists
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra | Markus Stenz
Torleif Thedeen (cello) & Marianna Shirinyan (piano)
Oslo Kammerkor, Hakon Daniel Nystedt
Berit Norbakken (soprano) & Solmund Nystabakk (lutes)
Magnus Boye Hansen (violin), Mathias Halvorsen (piano)
Anna Gourari, Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana & Markus Poschner
Gavin Bryars
Vladimir Delman; Milan RAI Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Schippers; Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della Rai; New York Philharmonic Orchestra; Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
