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Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie / Frank Shipway, São Paulo Symphony Orchestra

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Details

Composer
STRAUSS, RICHARD
Artist
Frank, Shipway
Format
SACD
Label
BIS
Released
Sep 01, 2012
Catalog #
BIS-1950
UPC
7318599919508

About

Called a 'symphony' by its composer, Richard Strauss' Alpine Symphony is nevertheless a symphonic poem, and as such it is the last in a series of works that includes such masterpieces as Don Juan, Also sprach Zarathustra and Ein Heldenleben. In 1900, when Strauss first mentioned any plans for the work, he spoke of a symphonic poem in two parts that would begin with a sunrise in Switzerland. When he returned to the idea some ten years later, the work soon grew so vast that he decided to be content with one single movement, depicting the 'worship of eternal glorious nature'. To regard the Alpensinfonie simply as an impression of landscape would be a mistake, however. It does make use of Strauss' entire repertoire of orchestral pictorialism, but behind it are ideas much less simple: nature is being worshipped in the intoxicated spirit of Nietzsche's superman, the liberation of the soul is achieved through hard work - the climber's struggle to gain the mountaintOp.The work is divided into 22 sections that flow in an unbroken sequence, marking the ascent and descent of the mountain, from before sunrise to after sunset. It was scored for the largest orchestra ever used by Strauss for a purely orchestral piece, and he later said that it was in the Alpine Symphony that he had 'finally learned how to orchestrate'. The experience must in any case have been useful when he composed his next work, the opera Die Frau ohne Schatten, with an even more opulent orchestration. The opera was premièred in 1919, but it wasn't until 1946 that Strauss, in his 82nd year, returned to the score in order to make his Symphonic Fantasy, based on high points from the opera. These huge, and enormously colourful works are performed here by the eminent São Paulo Symphony Orchestra, whose highly praised recordings of the Choros by Villa-Lobos have been described as 'an orgy of colours and rhythms' (Diapason) and 'an assured blend of lush colours, pulsating rhythms and supple phrasing' (International Record Review). The orchestra is conducted by Frank Shipway, with fine credentials in late-Romantic Austro-German repertoire.

Tracklist 23 tracks

  1. 1 Nacht (Night) - 03:01
    Track
    1
    Title
    Nacht (Night) -
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    Richard Strauss
    Ensemble
    Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo
    Conductor
    Frank Shipway
  2. 2 Sonnenaufgang (Sunrise) - 01:31
    Track
    2
    Title
    Sonnenaufgang (Sunrise) -
    Duration
    01:31
    Composer
    Richard Strauss
    Ensemble
    Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo
    Conductor
    Frank Shipway
  3. 3 Der Anstieg (The Ascent) - 02:15
    Track
    3
    Title
    Der Anstieg (The Ascent) -
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Richard Strauss
    Ensemble
    Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo
    Conductor
    Frank Shipway
  4. 4 Eintritt in den Wald (Entry into the Wood) - 05:32
    Track
    4
    Title
    Eintritt in den Wald (Entry into the Wood) -
    Duration
    05:32
    Composer
    Richard Strauss
    Ensemble
    Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo
    Conductor
    Frank Shipway
  5. 5 Wanderung neben dem Bache (Wandering by the brook) - 00:43
    Track
    5
    Title
    Wanderung neben dem Bache (Wandering by the brook) -
    Duration
    00:43
    Composer
    Richard Strauss
    Ensemble
    Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo
    Conductor
    Frank Shipway
  6. 6 Am Wasserfall (At the Waterfall) - 00:15
    Track
    6
    Title
    Am Wasserfall (At the Waterfall) -
    Duration
    00:15
    Composer
    Richard Strauss
    Ensemble
    Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo
    Conductor
    Frank Shipway
  7. 7 Erscheinung (Apparition) - 00:49
    Track
    7
    Title
    Erscheinung (Apparition) -
    Duration
    00:49
    Composer
    Richard Strauss
    Ensemble
    Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo
    Conductor
    Frank Shipway
  8. 8 Auf blumigen Wiesen (On Flowering Meadows) - 00:56
    Track
    8
    Title
    Auf blumigen Wiesen (On Flowering Meadows) -
    Duration
    00:56
    Composer
    Richard Strauss
    Ensemble
    Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo
    Conductor
    Frank Shipway
  9. 9 Auf der Alm (On the Alpine Pasture) - 02:20
    Track
    9
    Title
    Auf der Alm (On the Alpine Pasture) -
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    Richard Strauss
    Ensemble
    Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo
    Conductor
    Frank Shipway
  10. 10 Durch Dickicht und Gestrupp auf Irrwegen (Straying through Thicket and Undergrowth) - 01:32
    Track
    10
    Title
    Durch Dickicht und Gestrupp auf Irrwegen (Straying through Thicket and Undergrowth) -
    Duration
    01:32
    Composer
    Richard Strauss
    Ensemble
    Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo
    Conductor
    Frank Shipway
  11. 11 Auf dem Gletscher (On the Glacier) - 01:16
    Track
    11
    Title
    Auf dem Gletscher (On the Glacier) -
    Duration
    01:16
    Composer
    Richard Strauss
    Ensemble
    Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo
    Conductor
    Frank Shipway
  12. 12 Gefahrvolle Augenblicke (Dangerous Moments) - 01:36
    Track
    12
    Title
    Gefahrvolle Augenblicke (Dangerous Moments) -
    Duration
    01:36
    Composer
    Richard Strauss
    Ensemble
    Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo
    Conductor
    Frank Shipway
  13. 13 Auf dem Gipfel (On the Summit) - 04:54
    Track
    13
    Title
    Auf dem Gipfel (On the Summit) -
    Duration
    04:54
    Composer
    Richard Strauss
    Ensemble
    Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo
    Conductor
    Frank Shipway
  14. 14 Vision - 03:34
    Track
    14
    Title
    Vision -
    Duration
    03:34
    Composer
    Richard Strauss
    Ensemble
    Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo
    Conductor
    Frank Shipway
  15. 15 Nebel steigen auf (Mists rise) - 00:23
    Track
    15
    Title
    Nebel steigen auf (Mists rise) -
    Duration
    00:23
    Composer
    Richard Strauss
    Ensemble
    Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo
    Conductor
    Frank Shipway
  16. 16 Die Sonne verdustert sich allmählich (The Sun gradually darkens) - 01:02
    Track
    16
    Title
    Die Sonne verdustert sich allmählich (The Sun gradually darkens) -
    Duration
    01:02
    Composer
    Richard Strauss
    Ensemble
    Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo
    Conductor
    Frank Shipway
  17. 17 Élégie - 02:26
    Track
    17
    Title
    Élégie -
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Richard Strauss
    Ensemble
    Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo
    Conductor
    Frank Shipway
  18. 18 Stille vor dem Sturm (Calm before the Storm) - 03:03
    Track
    18
    Title
    Stille vor dem Sturm (Calm before the Storm) -
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Richard Strauss
    Ensemble
    Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo
    Conductor
    Frank Shipway
  19. 19 Gewitter und Sturm, Abstieg (Thunder and Storm, Descent) - 03:44
    Track
    19
    Title
    Gewitter und Sturm, Abstieg (Thunder and Storm, Descent) -
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    Richard Strauss
    Ensemble
    Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo
    Conductor
    Frank Shipway
  20. 20 Sonnenuntergang (Sunset) - 03:01
    Track
    20
    Title
    Sonnenuntergang (Sunset) -
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    Richard Strauss
    Ensemble
    Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo
    Conductor
    Frank Shipway
  21. 21 Ausklang (Final Sounds) - 06:29
    Track
    21
    Title
    Ausklang (Final Sounds) -
    Duration
    06:29
    Composer
    Richard Strauss
    Ensemble
    Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo
    Conductor
    Frank Shipway
  22. 22 Nacht (Night) 02:08
    Track
    22
    Title
    Nacht (Night)
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Richard Strauss
    Ensemble
    Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo
    Conductor
    Frank Shipway
  23. 23 Symphonic Fantasy on Die Frau ohne Schatten, TrV 234a 23:29
    Track
    23
    Title
    Symphonic Fantasy on Die Frau ohne Schatten, TrV 234a
    Duration
    23:29
    Composer
    Richard Strauss
    Ensemble
    Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo
    Conductor
    Frank Shipway