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The ballet Josephs Legende (or Josephslegende), must be among the least performed of the mature orchestral works of Richard Strauss, although someone should choreograph it anew; that would bring its colorful orchestration alive. The ballet was planned to be danced by Vaslav Nijinsky, who pulled out, and Strauss even said that he found the topic of the "God-seeking" Joseph a tough slog. Moreover, the outbreak of World War I disrupted the work's creation. (Strauss did, however, think enough of the music to create a simplified version of it in the 1940s.) The ballet, with a story partly by Hugo von Hoffmannsthal, treats the biblical story of Joseph (he of the coat of many colors) and his attempted seduction by Potiphar's Wife, lavishly illustrated in the graphics by a gorgeously sensual Guido Reni painting. One might say that the ballet resembles Salome minus most of the sex and most of the good tunes. It does not, however, lack spectacular orchestral work. The piece includes such novelties as a heckelphone (a kind of bass oboe), a contrabass clarinet, a two-player timpani, and four pairs of castanets. The large orchestral group is often broken down, Mahler-style, into chamber groups that may hold the stage for long stretches, and this is really ideal for displaying an orchestra's talents across a wide range of sounds. This recording marks the first by the Staatskapelle Halle, itself a fairly new group despite strands of history prior to its current formation, under its new conductor Fabrice Bollon. Sample the subtle textures of "Die Musik schildert Josephs Traum." The work has occasionally been recorded before, but this competent new reading will attract listeners to a little-known central German orchestra that specializes in the oversized.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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Richard Strauss, Composer - Staatskapelle Halle, Orchestra, MainArtist - Adolph Fürstner, MusicPublisher - Fabrice Bollon, Conductor, MainArtist
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Richard Strauss, Composer - Staatskapelle Halle, Orchestra, MainArtist - Adolph Fürstner, MusicPublisher - Fabrice Bollon, Conductor, MainArtist
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Richard Strauss, Composer - Staatskapelle Halle, Orchestra, MainArtist - Adolph Fürstner, MusicPublisher - Fabrice Bollon, Conductor, MainArtist
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Richard Strauss, Composer - Staatskapelle Halle, Orchestra, MainArtist - Adolph Fürstner, MusicPublisher - Fabrice Bollon, Conductor, MainArtist
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Richard Strauss, Composer - Staatskapelle Halle, Orchestra, MainArtist - Adolph Fürstner, MusicPublisher - Fabrice Bollon, Conductor, MainArtist
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Richard Strauss, Composer - Staatskapelle Halle, Orchestra, MainArtist - Adolph Fürstner, MusicPublisher - Fabrice Bollon, Conductor, MainArtist
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Richard Strauss, Composer - Staatskapelle Halle, Orchestra, MainArtist - Adolph Fürstner, MusicPublisher - Fabrice Bollon, Conductor, MainArtist
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Richard Strauss, Composer - Staatskapelle Halle, Orchestra, MainArtist - Adolph Fürstner, MusicPublisher - Fabrice Bollon, Conductor, MainArtist
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Richard Strauss, Composer - Staatskapelle Halle, Orchestra, MainArtist - Adolph Fürstner, MusicPublisher - Fabrice Bollon, Conductor, MainArtist
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Richard Strauss, Composer - Staatskapelle Halle, Orchestra, MainArtist - Adolph Fürstner, MusicPublisher - Fabrice Bollon, Conductor, MainArtist
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Richard Strauss, Composer - Staatskapelle Halle, Orchestra, MainArtist - Adolph Fürstner, MusicPublisher - Fabrice Bollon, Conductor, MainArtist
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Richard Strauss, Composer - Staatskapelle Halle, Orchestra, MainArtist - Adolph Fürstner, MusicPublisher - Fabrice Bollon, Conductor, MainArtist
2024 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd 2024 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
Richard Strauss, Composer - Staatskapelle Halle, Orchestra, MainArtist - Adolph Fürstner, MusicPublisher - Fabrice Bollon, Conductor, MainArtist
2024 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd 2024 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
Richard Strauss, Composer - Staatskapelle Halle, Orchestra, MainArtist - Adolph Fürstner, MusicPublisher - Fabrice Bollon, Conductor, MainArtist
2024 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd 2024 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
Richard Strauss, Composer - Staatskapelle Halle, Orchestra, MainArtist - Adolph Fürstner, MusicPublisher - Fabrice Bollon, Conductor, MainArtist
2024 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd 2024 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
Richard Strauss, Composer - Staatskapelle Halle, Orchestra, MainArtist - Adolph Fürstner, MusicPublisher - Fabrice Bollon, Conductor, MainArtist
2024 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd 2024 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
Richard Strauss, Composer - Staatskapelle Halle, Orchestra, MainArtist - Adolph Fürstner, MusicPublisher - Fabrice Bollon, Conductor, MainArtist
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Richard Strauss, Composer - Staatskapelle Halle, Orchestra, MainArtist - Adolph Fürstner, MusicPublisher - Fabrice Bollon, Conductor, MainArtist
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Richard Strauss, Composer - Staatskapelle Halle, Orchestra, MainArtist - Adolph Fürstner, MusicPublisher - Fabrice Bollon, Conductor, MainArtist
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Richard Strauss, Composer - Staatskapelle Halle, Orchestra, MainArtist - Adolph Fürstner, MusicPublisher - Fabrice Bollon, Conductor, MainArtist
2024 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd 2024 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
Richard Strauss, Composer - Staatskapelle Halle, Orchestra, MainArtist - Adolph Fürstner, MusicPublisher - Fabrice Bollon, Conductor, MainArtist
2024 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd 2024 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
Richard Strauss, Composer - Staatskapelle Halle, Orchestra, MainArtist - Adolph Fürstner, MusicPublisher - Fabrice Bollon, Conductor, MainArtist
2024 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd 2024 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
Richard Strauss, Composer - Staatskapelle Halle, Orchestra, MainArtist - Adolph Fürstner, MusicPublisher - Fabrice Bollon, Conductor, MainArtist
2024 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd 2024 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
Richard Strauss, Composer - Staatskapelle Halle, Orchestra, MainArtist - Adolph Fürstner, MusicPublisher - Fabrice Bollon, Conductor, MainArtist
2024 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd 2024 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
Richard Strauss, Composer - Staatskapelle Halle, Orchestra, MainArtist - Adolph Fürstner, MusicPublisher - Fabrice Bollon, Conductor, MainArtist
2024 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd 2024 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
Richard Strauss, Composer - Staatskapelle Halle, Orchestra, MainArtist - Adolph Fürstner, MusicPublisher - Fabrice Bollon, Conductor, MainArtist
2024 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd 2024 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
Richard Strauss, Composer - Staatskapelle Halle, Orchestra, MainArtist - Adolph Fürstner, MusicPublisher - Fabrice Bollon, Conductor, MainArtist
2024 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd 2024 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
Richard Strauss, Composer - Staatskapelle Halle, Orchestra, MainArtist - Adolph Fürstner, MusicPublisher - Fabrice Bollon, Conductor, MainArtist
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Albumbeschreibung
The ballet Josephs Legende (or Josephslegende), must be among the least performed of the mature orchestral works of Richard Strauss, although someone should choreograph it anew; that would bring its colorful orchestration alive. The ballet was planned to be danced by Vaslav Nijinsky, who pulled out, and Strauss even said that he found the topic of the "God-seeking" Joseph a tough slog. Moreover, the outbreak of World War I disrupted the work's creation. (Strauss did, however, think enough of the music to create a simplified version of it in the 1940s.) The ballet, with a story partly by Hugo von Hoffmannsthal, treats the biblical story of Joseph (he of the coat of many colors) and his attempted seduction by Potiphar's Wife, lavishly illustrated in the graphics by a gorgeously sensual Guido Reni painting. One might say that the ballet resembles Salome minus most of the sex and most of the good tunes. It does not, however, lack spectacular orchestral work. The piece includes such novelties as a heckelphone (a kind of bass oboe), a contrabass clarinet, a two-player timpani, and four pairs of castanets. The large orchestral group is often broken down, Mahler-style, into chamber groups that may hold the stage for long stretches, and this is really ideal for displaying an orchestra's talents across a wide range of sounds. This recording marks the first by the Staatskapelle Halle, itself a fairly new group despite strands of history prior to its current formation, under its new conductor Fabrice Bollon. Sample the subtle textures of "Die Musik schildert Josephs Traum." The work has occasionally been recorded before, but this competent new reading will attract listeners to a little-known central German orchestra that specializes in the oversized.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 28 track(s)
- Total length: 01:11:16
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Staatskapelle Halle Fabrice Bollon
- Composer: Richard Strauss
- Label: Naxos
- Genre: Klassiek
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