Composer: Rued Immanuel Langgaard, Richard Strauss
Orchestra: Seattle Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Thomas Dausgaard
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Seattle Symphony Media
Release: 2019
Size: 1.12 GB
Recovery: +3%
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01. Langgaard, R: Prelude to Antichrist, BVN 170:1
Strauss, R: Eine Alpensinfonie (“An Alpine Symphony”), Op. 64
02. Night (I) [Live]
03. Sunrise
04. The Ascent
05. Entering the Forest
06. Wandering by the Brook
07. At the Waterfall
08. Apparition
09. On Blooming Meadows
10. On the Alpine Pasture
11. Going Astray in Thickets and Undergrowth5
12. On the Glacier
13. Dangerous Moments
14. On the Summit
15. View
16. Mists Arises
17. The Sun Gradually Becomes Obscured
18. Elegy
19. Calm Before the Storm
20. Thunder and Lightning, Descent
21. Sunset
22. Quiet Settles
23. Night (II) [Live]
Thomas Dausgaard and the Seattle Symphony return with inspiring and powerful performances of works rooted in the fascination with the Antichrist. For Langgaard it became his opera, Antichrist, which was also the original title for Strauss’ An Alpine Symphony. Coupling Langgaard’s Prelude to Antichrist with Strauss’ An Alpine Symphony, this album explores the composers’ disparate ideological interpretations of the Antichrist in expansive, thought-provoking live performances, superbly played by the Seattle Symphony. With naturalistic imaging, depth of field and dynamic range, all Seattle Symphony Media recordings have been engineered to audiophile standards and aim to capture as realistically as possible the sound of the orchestra performing on the Benaroya Hall stage.