Strauss: Symphonic Poems / Weigle, Frankfurt Opera & Museum Orchestra

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Oehms Classics
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March 20, 2020
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    Featuring
    • COMPOSER
      STRAUSS, RICHARD
    • PERFORMER
      Frankfurter Opern- & Museumsorchester, Weigle
    Product Details
    • RELEASE DATE
      March 20, 2020
    • UPC
      4260034860339
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      OC033
    • LABEL
      Oehms Classics
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      6
    • GENRE
    Works
    1. Der Held (The Hero) -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    2. Des Helden Widersacher (The Hero's Enemies) -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    3. Des Helden Gefährtin (The Hero's Companion) -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    4. Des Helden Walstatt (The Hero's Field of Battle) -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    5. Des Helden Friedenswerke (The Hero's Works of Peace) -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    6. Des Helden Weltflucht und Vollendung (The Hero's Withdrawal from the World)

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    7. Macbeth, Op. 23, TrV 163

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    8. Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche (Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks), Op. 28, TrV 171

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    9. Part I: Introduction -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    10. Part I: Scherzo -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    11. Part I: Mässig langsam (Wiegenlied) -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    12. Part I: Adagio -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    13. Part II: Finale

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    14. Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    15. I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    16. II. Scherzo: Presto

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    17. III. Andante cantabile

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    18. IV. Finale: Allegro assai, molto appassionato

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    19. Nacht (Night) -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    20. Sonnenaufgang (Sunrise) -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    21. Der Anstieg (The Ascent) -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    22. Eintritt in den Wald (Entry into the Wood) -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    23. Wanderung neben dem Bache (Wandering by the Brook) -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    24. Am Wasserfall (At the Waterfall) -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    25. Erscheinung (Apparition) -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    26. Auf blumigen Wiesen (On Flowering Meadows) -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    27. Auf der Alm (On the Alpine Pasture) -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    28. Durch Dickicht und Gestrüpp auf Irrwegen (Straying through Thicket and Undergrowth) -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    29. Auf dem Gletscher (On the Glacier) -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    30. Gefahrvolle Augenblicke (Dangerous Moments) -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    31. Auf dem Gipfel (On the Summit) -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    32. Vision

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    33. Nebel steigen auf (Mists rise) -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    34. Die Sonne verdüstert sich allmählich (The Sun gradually darkens) -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    35. Elegie

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    36. Stille vor dem Sturm (Calm before the Storm) -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    37. Gewitter und Sturm, Abstieg (Thunder and Storm, Descent) -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    38. Sonnenuntergang (Sunset) -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    39. Ausklang (Final Sounds) -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    40. Nacht (Night)

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    41. Tod und Verklärung (Death and Transfiguration), Op. 24, TrV 158

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    42. I. Auf der Campagna: Andante

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    43. II. In Roms Ruinen: Allegro molto con brio

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    44. III. Am Strande von Sorrent: Andantino

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    45. IV. Neapolitanisches Volksleben: Allegro molto

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    46. Einleitung -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    47. Von den Hinterweltlern -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    48. Von der großen Sehnsucht -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    49. Von den Freuden-und Leidenschaften -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    50. Das Grablied -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    51. Von der Wissenschaft -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    52. Der Genesende -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    53. Das Tanzlied -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    54. Nachtwandlerlied

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    55. Introduction -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Performer: Isang Enders

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    56. Theme: Don Quixote, the Knight of the Sorrowful Countenance -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Performer: Isang Enders

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    57. Maggiore -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Performer: Isang Enders

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    58. Variation 1: Das Abenteur mit den Windmühlen -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Performer: Isang Enders

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    59. Variation 2: Der Kampf gegen die Hammelherde -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Performer: Isang Enders

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    60. Variation 3: Gespräche zwischen Ritter und Knappe -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Performer: Isang Enders

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    61. Variation 4: Das Abenteuer mit der Prozession von Büßern -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Performer: Isang Enders

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    62. Variation 5: Don Quixotes Wacht in der Sommernacht -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Performer: Isang Enders

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    63. Variation 6: Die verzauberte Dulzinea -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Performer: Isang Enders

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    64. Variation 7: Der Ritt durch die Luft -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Performer: Isang Enders

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    65. Variation 8: Die Fahrt auf dem verzauberten Nachen [Barcarolle] -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Performer: Isang Enders

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    66. Variation 9: Der Kampf gegen die vermeintlichen Zauberer: der Angriff auf die Mönche -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Performer: Isang Enders

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    67. Variation 10: Zweikampf mit dem Ritter vom blanken Monde: Heimkehr des geschlagenen Don Quixote -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Performer: Isang Enders

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

    68. Finale: Don Quixotes Tod

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

      Performer: Isang Enders

      Conductor: Sebastian Weigle


In this compilation all recordings of the symphonic poems by Richard Strauss are combined with the Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra under the General Music Director Sebastian Weigle. The orchestra has been awarded several times by the “Opernwelt” as Orchestra of the Year. Sebastian Weigle has been General Music Director since 2008/09. ‘...exceptionally vivid and detailed sound, which makes everything in these elaborately scored and contrapuntally dense works fully audible.’ (AllMusic.com on Vol. 6) ‘Weigle’s performances here are not only musically thrilling—both dynamically, and in regard to his color palette, his sense of voicing, and overall pacing—but thoroughly enjoyable to listen to on these transitionary days of early spring.’ (Fanfare on Vol. 5)

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Excerpts from select reviews of previously released volumes include in this set:

Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra & Don Quixote / Weigle

Sebastian Weigle secures a finely prepared, keenly purposeful and (above all) intensely musical account of Also sprach Zarathustra.

– Classical Ear

Strauss: Ein Heldenleben; Macbeth / Weigle

First impressions of this Heldenleben are highly favorable. Ingo de Haas is a generous, full-toned soloist in 'The Hero's Companion', but he's never cloying. Strauss performances don’t come more seamless and authoritative than this.

– MusicWeb International

Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie / Weigle

Weigle’s Alpine Symphony performance is defined by a wonderful lyrical generosity, complete control of the work’s 50-minute span, and orchestral playing in which every note seems to reflect the drama that is being played out. Highly recommended

– Gramophone