Kempe, Rudolf | R. Strauss Complete Orchestra | CD

Richard Strauss was a German composer, born on 11 June 1864 in Munich and died on 8 September 1949 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. He was a leading figure of the late Romantic and early Modern era. He is best known for Also sprach Zarathustra, An Alpine Symphony and the operas Salome and Elektra.

This nine-disc box set brings together Richard Strauss's orchestral works, performed by the Staatskapelle Dresden under Rudolf Kempe and recorded at the Lukaskirche in Dresden between 1970 and 1974. The recordings were produced by David Mottley and Heinz Wegner and remastered in 2013 from newly discovered original tapes. The set includes works with soloists Ulf Hoelscher, Paul Tortelier and Peter Damm, and was released by Warner Classics on 21 March 2019.

Track List

Disc 1

1. Tod Und Verklärung, Op. 24
2. Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59: Waltz Suite
3. Capriccio, Op. 85: Moonlight Music

Disc 2

1. Till Eulenspiegels Lustige Streiche, Op. 28
2. Don Juan, Op. 20

Disc 3

1. Metamorphosen - Study For 23 Solo Strings

Disc 5

1. Macbeth, Op. 23

Disc 6

1. Salome, Op. 54: Dance Of The Seven Veils
2. Schlagobers, Op. 70: Waltz
3. Josephslegende, Symphonic Fragment, Op. 63

Disc 9

1. Burleske In D Minor For Piano And Orchestra
2. Parergon Zur Sinfonia Domestica For Piano (Left Hand) And Orchestra, Op. 73
3. Panathenäenzug, Symphonic Studies In The Form Of A Passacaglia For Piano (Left Hand) And Orchestra, Op. 74