Composer: Richard Strauss
Orchestra: Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Vasily Petrenko
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: LAWO
Release: 2020
Size: 2.49 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64
01. I. Nacht. Lento
02. II. Sonnenaufgang. Festes Zeitmass, mässig langsam
03. III. Der Anstieg. Sehr lebhaft und energisch
04. IV. Eintritt in den Wald
05. V. Wanderung neben dem Bache
06. VI. Am Wasserfall. Sehr lebhaft
07. VII. Erscheinung
08. VIII. Auf blumige Wiesen. Sehr lebhaft
09. IX. Auf der Alm. Mässig schnell
10. X. Durch Dickicht und Gestrüpp auf Irrwegen
11. XI. Auf dem Gletscher. Festes, sehr lebhaftes Zeitmass – un poco maestoso
12. XII. Gefahrvolle Augenblicke. A tempo, lebhafter als vorher
13. XIII. Auf dem Gipfel
14. XIV. Vision. Fest und gehalten
15. XV. Nebel steigen auf. Etwas weniger breit
16. XVI. Die Sonne verdüstert sich allmählich
17. XVII. Elegie. Moderato espressivo
18. XVIII. Stille vor dem Sturm
19. XIX. Gewitter und Sturm. Abstieg. Schnell und heftig
20. XX. Sonnenuntergang
21. XXI. Ausklang. Etwas breit und getragen
22. XXII. Nacht. Breit – sehr langsam
23. Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra and Vasily Petrenko offer here the third and final release in a series of recordings of Richard Strauss’s orchestral music. On this CD the listener is presented with the tone poems “Eine Alpensinfonie” and “Tod und Verklärung”, works that long have been part of the Oslo Philharmonic’s repertoire.
Vasily Petrenko, who has been the orchestra’s chief conductor since 2013, takes full advantage of the Philharmonic’s distinctive style in the performance of this exciting and virtuosic music.
The Oslo Philharmonic, under the baton of chief conductor Petrenko, reaped glowing reviews in Norway and abroad for its first and second recording in this Strauss series (LWC1166, “Also Sprach Zarathustra / Ein Heldenleben” and LWC1184, “Don Quixote, Op. 35 / Don Juan, Op. 20 / Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28”). The first release was also selected as “Editor’s Choice” by Gramophone Magazine.
Vasily Petrenko is one of the most significant figures on the classical music scene today, and he has won numerous accolades for his recordings of the Russian repertoire, including two Gramophone Awards. With Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra he has recorded works of Shostakovich, Szymanowski, Strauss and Prokofiev, as well as a large cycle of orchestral works of Alexander Scriabin.
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra first saw the light of day in 1919, and over the next half-century the orchestra’s reputation grew steadily. In 1979 the conductor’s baton passed to Mariss Jansons, and under his leadership Oslo Philharmonic achieved its full potential and became a rival to the great philharmonic orchestras of Vienna, Berlin and New York.