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Generally acknowledged as one of the great masters of the late-Romantic symphony orchestra, Richard Strauss understood like few others how to use the rich palette of instrumental colours to portray larger-than-life passions and emotions. He did so in a series of pioneering symphonic poems – often choosing as his subject extraordinary characters such as Don Juan, Till Eulenspiegel and Don Quixote. But before either of these, in his very first tone poem, he composed a portrayal of Macbeth, his ferociously ambitious wife and their downfall. It is with this rarely played work that Lan Shui and the Singapore Symphony Orchestra open this all-Strauss programme.
Also included is another early tone poem, Tod und Verklärung, which Strauss started composing very shortly after Macbeth, and which was actually premiered before that work. In his new work, Strauss didn’t make use of an existing character or story – instead he set out to depict the emotions of a man struggling against and finally giving in to death. These two works, which both end in death, frame a suite from one of the composer’s most light-hearted ventures – the opera Der Rosenkavalier, set in mid-eighteenth century courtly Vienna. Premiered in 1911, this sophisticated aristocratic comedy, proved a perennial favourite and towards the end of his life, Strauss gave his blessing to the Suite recorded here, which manages to include a fair selection of the opera’s best-loved moments. © BIS Records
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Richard Strauss, Composer - Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Lan Shui, Conductor, MainArtist - Rita Hermeyer, SoundEngineer - Ingo Petry, Producer
2020 BIS 2020 (P) BIS
Der Rosenkavalier Suite, TrV 227d (Richard Strauss)
Richard Strauss, Composer - Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Lan Shui, Conductor, MainArtist - Hans Kipfer, Producer - Thore Brinkmann, SoundEngineer
2020 BIS 2020 (P) BIS
Richard Strauss, Composer - Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Lan Shui, Conductor, MainArtist - Hans Kipfer, Producer - Thore Brinkmann, SoundEngineer
2020 BIS 2020 (P) BIS
Richard Strauss, Composer - Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Lan Shui, Conductor, MainArtist - Hans Kipfer, Producer - Thore Brinkmann, SoundEngineer
2020 BIS 2020 (P) BIS
Richard Strauss, Composer - Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Lan Shui, Conductor, MainArtist - Hans Kipfer, Producer - Thore Brinkmann, SoundEngineer
2020 BIS 2020 (P) BIS
Richard Strauss, Composer - Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Lan Shui, Conductor, MainArtist - Hans Kipfer, Producer - Thore Brinkmann, SoundEngineer
2020 BIS 2020 (P) BIS
Richard Strauss, Composer - Fabian Frank, SoundEngineer - Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Lan Shui, Conductor, MainArtist - Robert Suff, Producer
2020 BIS 2020 (P) BIS
Album review
Generally acknowledged as one of the great masters of the late-Romantic symphony orchestra, Richard Strauss understood like few others how to use the rich palette of instrumental colours to portray larger-than-life passions and emotions. He did so in a series of pioneering symphonic poems – often choosing as his subject extraordinary characters such as Don Juan, Till Eulenspiegel and Don Quixote. But before either of these, in his very first tone poem, he composed a portrayal of Macbeth, his ferociously ambitious wife and their downfall. It is with this rarely played work that Lan Shui and the Singapore Symphony Orchestra open this all-Strauss programme.
Also included is another early tone poem, Tod und Verklärung, which Strauss started composing very shortly after Macbeth, and which was actually premiered before that work. In his new work, Strauss didn’t make use of an existing character or story – instead he set out to depict the emotions of a man struggling against and finally giving in to death. These two works, which both end in death, frame a suite from one of the composer’s most light-hearted ventures – the opera Der Rosenkavalier, set in mid-eighteenth century courtly Vienna. Premiered in 1911, this sophisticated aristocratic comedy, proved a perennial favourite and towards the end of his life, Strauss gave his blessing to the Suite recorded here, which manages to include a fair selection of the opera’s best-loved moments. © BIS Records
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 7 track(s)
- Total length: 01:11:53
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Singapore Symphony Orchestra Lan Shui
- Composer: Richard Strauss
- Label: BIS
- Genre: Classical
2020 BIS 2020 BIS
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