Composer: Richard Strauss
Performer: Robert Langbein
Orchestra: Staatskapelle Dresden
Conductor: Christian Thielemann
Number of Discs: 2
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Profil Medien
Catalogue: PH15016
Release: 2018
Size: 355 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
CD 01
Horn Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 11 (Live)
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Andante
03. III. Rondo. Allegro
CD 02
01. Serenade in E flat major for Winds, Op. 7 TrV 106 (Live)
Sonatina No. 1 in F Major, TrV 288 “Aus der Werkstatt eines Invaliden” (Live)
02. I. Allegro moderato
03. II. Romanze und menuetto. Andante – Tempo di menuetto
04. III. Finale. Molto allegro
05. Metamorphosen TrV 290 (Live)
Strauss’s early horn concerto Op. 11, which he intended to be accompanied by either orchestra or piano, is far more than a mere audition piece. Strauss’s first biographer Max Steinitzer described op. 11 as ‘beautiful in its form’, ‘brilliant’ and ‘appetising’, making special reference to the lyrical sentiment and song-like nature of the thematic and motivic progressions, which eclipse the actual development of such themes. The 2018 / 2019 season is Christian Thielemann’s seventh as Principal Conductor of the Staatskapelle Dresden. Following engagements at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, in Gelsenkirchen, Karlsruhe, Hanover and Dusseldorf, in 1988 he moved to Nuremberg to occupy the post of General Music Director. Christian Thielemann has contributed to the birthday celebrations for Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss with numerous Staatskapelle concerts in the Semperoper and on tour. His programmes have also featured a wide range of music from Bach to Henze, Rihm and Gubaidulina.