Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie, Dance of the Seven Veils from Salomé & Die Frau ohne Schatten London Philharmonic Orchestra & Vladimir Jurowski 

• Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949): Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, TrV 233:
• 1No. 1, Nacht02:49
• 2No. 2, Sonnenaufgang01:21
• 3No. 3, Der Anstieg02:17
• 4No. 4, Eintritt in den Wald04:39
• 5No. 5, Wanderung neben dem Bache00:44
• 6No. 6, Am Wasserfall00:14
• 7No. 7, Erscheinung00:44
• 8No. 8, Auf blumigen Wiesen00:58
• 9No. 9, Auf der Alm01:55
• 10No. 10, Durch Dickicht und Gestrüpp auf Irrwegen01:31
• 11No. 11, Auf dem Gletscher01:03
• 12No. 12, Gefahrvolle Augenblicke01:27
• 13No. 13, Auf dem Gipfel04:11
• 14No. 14, Vision03:14
• 15No. 15, Nebel steigen auf00:21
• 16No. 16, Die Sonne verdüstert sich allmählich00:55
• 17No. 17, Elegie01:47
• 18No. 18, Stille vor dem Sturm02:17
• 19No. 19, Gewitter und Sturm, Abstieg03:25
• 20No. 20, Sonnenuntergang01:43
• 21No. 21, Ausklang05:25
• 22No. 22, Nacht01:50
• Salomé, Op. 54, TrV 215:
• 23Dance of the Seven Veils09:34
• Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65, TrV 234:
• 24Introduction "Earth Flight"02:41
• 25Act I Finale13:22
• 26Falcon Scene04:49
• 27Interlude04:57
• 28Scene in Front of the Temple05:00
• 29Scene in Front of the Emperor's Statue06:30
• 30The Couples Rejoice05:58
• 31Act III Finale03:40
• Total Runtime01:41:21

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‘This music is absolutely ideally placed to Jurowski’s strengths: his precision and ability to inspire playing of the greatest delicacy, pointing, accuracy and warmth is exactly what’s called for in this score’ Bachtrack.com, September 2012. This release marks the 29th on the LPO label conducted by Vladimir Jurowski, and is the first Jurowski-conducted Richard Strauss release to date. The performances of the three works on this release were also critically well received, with the soloists within the Orchestra noted for their ‘poise’ and ‘exquisite handling’ of Die Frau ohne Schatten and Jurowski’s ‘perfect blending of rich textures’ in Eine Alpensinfonie (The Arts Desk). Vladimir Jurowski has a strong affinity with Die Frau ohne Schatten (The Woman Without a Shadow), and chose to conduct a selection of orchestral highlights from the opera rather than the composer’s own published Fantasie. He went on to conduct the complete opera at the Metropolitan Opera in 2013. ‘If the evening can boast a hero, the honour must go to Vladimir Jurowski, who conducts with abiding passion, sensitivity and propulsion.’ (The Financial Times). The Dance of the Seven Veils was performed as part of the opening concert of the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s critically acclaimed The Rest is Noise festival of music which shaped the twentieth century. ‘Jurowski and the LPO set the scene with an outstandingly delicate performance of the Dance of the Seven Veils’ (The Financial Times). These discs join the previously released recordings of Richard Strauss’s Don Juan and Ein Heldenleben, conducted by Bernard Haitink (LPO-0079); performances which were highly praised at the time. Gramophone magazine said ‘[it] gives any account in the catalogue a run for its money in terms of sheer élan, and bristles with energy’.

Kristina Blaumane, cello
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Vladimir Jurowski, conductor

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