Strauss, R: Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64

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Jurowski’s Alpine Symphony ideally paced and beautifully balanced…There are so many good recordings of it, but this is up there among the best. And I know no more bewitching or exciting performance... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2018, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 1st Jun 2018
Catalogue No: LPO0106
Label: LPO
Length: 1 hour 41 minutes

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Strauss, R: Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64

Work length44:32

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London Philharmonic Orchestra
Vladimir Jurowski
Recorded: 30 April 2016
Recording Venue: Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall, London

I. Nacht

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II. Sonnenaufgang

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III. Der Anstieg

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IV. Eintritt in den Wald

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V. Wanderung neben dem Bache

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VI. Am Wasserfall

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VII. Erscheinung

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VIII. Auf blumigen Wiesen

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IX. Auf der Alm

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X. Durch Dickicht und Gestrüppp auf Irrwegen

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XI. Auf dem Gletscher

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XII. Gefahrvolle Augenblicke

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XII. Auf dem Gipfel

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XIV. Vision

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XV. Nebel steigen auf

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XVI. Die Sonne verdüstert sich allmählich

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XVII. Elegie

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XVIII. Stille vor dem Sturm

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XIX. Gewitter und Sturm, Abstieg

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XX. Sonnenuntergang

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XXI. Ausklang

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XXII. Nacht

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Strauss, R: Salome: Dance of the Seven Veils

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London Philharmonic Orchestra
Vladimir Jurowski

Strauss, R: Die Frau ohne Schatten: excerpts

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Kristina Blaumane (soloist)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Vladimir Jurowski

Act 1, scene 1: Introduction, Earth Flight (Orchestral excerpts)

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Act 1, Finale: Finale [1] (Orchestral excerpts)

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Act 2, scene 2: Falcon Scene (Orchestral excerpts)

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Act 2, scenes 3 to 4: Interlude (Orchestral excerpts)

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Act 3 scenes 2 to 3: Scene in Front of the Temple (Orchestral excerpts)

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Act 3 scene 3: Scene in Front of the Emperor's Statue (Orchestral excerpts)

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Act 3 scenes 3 to 4: The Couples Rejoice (Orchestral excerpts)

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Act 3, Finale: Finale [3] (Orchestral excerpts)

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‘This music is absolutely ideally placed to Jurowski’s strengths: his precision and ability to inspire playing of the greatest delicacy, pointing, accuracy and warmth is exactly what’s called for in this score’ Bachtrack.com, September 2012. This release marks the 29th on the LPO label conducted by Vladimir Jurowski, and is the first Jurowski-conducted Richard Strauss release to date. The performances of the three works on this release were also critically well received, with the soloists within the Orchestra noted for their ‘poise’ and ‘exquisite handling’ of Die Frau ohne Schatten and Jurowski’s ‘perfect blending of rich textures’ in Eine Alpensinfonie (The Arts Desk). Vladimir Jurowski has a strong affinity with Die Frau ohne Schatten (The Woman Without a Shadow), and chose to conduct a selection of orchestral highlights from the opera rather than the composer’s own published Fantasie. He went on to conduct the complete opera at the Metropolitan Opera in 2013. ‘If the evening can boast a hero, the honour must go to Vladimir Jurowski, who conducts with abiding passion, sensitivity and propulsion.’ (The Financial Times). The Dance of the Seven Veils was performed as part of the opening concert of the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s critically acclaimed The Rest is Noise festival of music which shaped the twentieth century. ‘Jurowski and the LPO set the scene with an outstandingly delicate performance of the Dance of the Seven Veils’ (The Financial Times). These discs join the previously released recordings of Richard Strauss’s Don Juan and Ein Heldenleben, conducted by Bernard Haitink (LPO-0079); performances which were highly praised at the time. Gramophone magazine said ‘[it] gives any account in the catalogue a run for its money in terms of sheer élan, and bristles with energy’.

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August 2018

Jurowski’s Alpine Symphony ideally paced and beautifully balanced…There are so many good recordings of it, but this is up there among the best. And I know no more bewitching or exciting performance of Salome’s Dance, either.

September 2018

[Jurowski] is certainly a reliable guide [in the Alpensinfonie]: no-nonsense, level-headed, occasionally almost stoic. There are many fine things that come as a result, with a remarkable level of detail to be heard in Strauss’s multi-stranded score – executed with remarkable accuracy by the orchestra…Jurowski knows [Frau] well (he’s conducted it several times in the theatre) and he draws outstanding playing from the orchestra.

August 2018

Vladimir Jurowski’s superbly responsive London Philharmonic cope brilliantly in this refulgent-sounding live recording. Strauss’s cloudy opening is magnificently murky, making the first theme’s cheery entrance all the more uplifting.

Strauss, R: Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64

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