Richard Strauss's depictions of transformation and sublimation
A recording of Strauss's late masterpieces conducted by Herbert von Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
"Metamorphosen" intertwines the tragedy of war with a prayer for art, while "Death and Metamorphosis" depicts the end of life and the sublimation of the spirit. Karajan's deep empathy and the beautiful sound of the Berlin Philharmonic beautifully express Strauss's state of mind in his later years. This recording still shines as a masterpiece of 20th-century orchestral works.
2 TRACKS:
1)
Adagio, Ma Non Troppo - Agitato –-Più Allegro - Adagio, Tempo Primo - Molto Lento
2)
Largo - Allegro Molto Agitato - Etwas Breiter - Tempo I. Sehr Breit - Allegro Molto Agitato - Moderato
Composed By - Richard Strauss
Orchestra - Berliner Philharmoniker
Conductor - Herbert von Karajan
Producer - Günther Breest
Recording Supervisor - Michel Glotz
Engineer - Günter Hermanns
Engineer [Recording] - Günter Hermanns
Sleeve Notes [English] - Michael Kennedy (4)
Sleeve Notes [Translation German to French] - Daniel Henry
Sleeve Notes [German] - Ludwig Finscher
Sleeve Notes [Translation English to French] - Mirella Noack-Rofena
