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Unlocking the masters series ; no. 25
Unlocking the masters series ; no. 25. ^A590063
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Introduction: A first-class second-rate composer? -- Orchestral music without voices. Symphonies, concertos, and serenades ; Tone poems I: people ; Tone poems II: places and things -- Theatrical and vocal music (operas, ballets, suites, and songs). Strauss and the German operatic tradition ; The Greek operas, six heroines: Iphigenia, Elektra, Ariadne, Helen, Daphne, and Danae ; Old Vienna (and Paris): Der Rosenkavalier, Le bourgeois gentilhomme, Schlagobers, Couperin suites, Arabella, and Capriccio ; Exoticism and eroticism: Salome, Josephs Legende, and Die Frau ohne Schatten ; Domestic comedies: Feuersnot, Intermezzo, and Die schweigsame Frau ; War and peace: Friedenstag and Guntram ; Over forty gorgeous songs with orchestra (who knew?) -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Starting a Strauss collection. |
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CD track listing: Don Juan / Rudolf Kempe, conductor ; Staatskapelle Dresden -- Daphne: transformation scene / Kir Te Kanawa (Daphne) ; Julius Rudel, conductor ; Philharmonia Orchestra -- Der Rosenkavalier: "Ist ein Traum" / Natalie Dessay (Sophie) ; Angelika Kirchschlager (Octavian) ; Antonio Pappano, conductor ; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden -- Salome: "Dance of the seven veils" / Rudolf Kempe, conductor ; Staatskapelle Dresden -- Salome: Closing scene / Nina Stemme (Salome) ; Antonio Pappano, conductor ; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covenant Garden -- Die schweigsame Frau: Potpourri / Jeffrey Tate, conductor ; Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra -- "Zueignung" / Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano ; George Szell, conductor ; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra ; "Im Abendrot" (from Four Last Songs) / Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano ; George Szell, conductor ; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra. |
| Abstract |
The life and music of the composer span what was arguably the most turbulent period in human history, encompassing the Franco-Prussian War, the unification of Germany, and two world wars. He was one of the very last composers to have started his career in service to the old European aristocracy, but near the end of his life, the continent lay in shambles, and he faced financial ruin even as he remained Germany's greatest living composer. Virtually from the day they were written, the composer's tone poems from the late nineteenth century--works such as Don Juan, Till Eulenspiegel, Also Sprach Zarathustra, and Death and Transfiguration--have been repertory standards. So have the operas Salome, Elektra, and Der Rosenkavalier. And yet a tremendous quantity of very good music, both early and late, has only recently come to the attention of musicians and music lovers alike. This owner's manual, accompanied by a full-length CD, surveys all the major works with orchestra: symphonies, concertos, tone poems, operas, ballets, suites, and songs. Many of them will be new even to listeners familiar with the popular pieces, part of a vast legacy of immaculately crafted, beautiful music that deserves to be rediscovered and treasured. |
| Local note | JOYNER MUSIC LIBRARY BOOK ACCOMPANIED BY SOUND RECORDING LOCATED AT CALL NUMBER : Music CD-29672. |
| LCCN | 2014010594 |
| ISBN | 9781574674422 |
| ISBN | 1574674420 |
| UPC |
884088912499 |
| Publisher number | HL00119744 Hal Leonard |
