Four great Straussian heroes (including Strauss himself), in sumptuous readings by Giuseppe Sinopoli. ‘Also sprach Zarathustra’ and ‘Tod und Verklarung’ receive taut, thrilling readings from the New York Philharmonic. ‘Ein Heldenleben’ and ‘Don Juan’ are spacious and gloriously recorded with plenty of colourful orchestral detail.
RICHARD STRAUSS
CD1
Don Juan, Op. 20
Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40
CD2
Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30
Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24
Staatskapelle Dresden [CD1]
New York Philharmonic [CD2]
Giuseppe Sinopoli
Recording producer: Wolfgang Stengel (Ein Heldenleben, Don Juan, Also sprach Zarathustra, Tod und Verklärung)
Recording engineer: Klaus Hiemann (Ein Heldenleben, Don Juan); Klaus Hiemann, Wolfgang Mitlehner (Also sprach Zarathustra, Tod und Verklärung)
Recording location: Manhattan Centre, New York, USA, May 1987 (Also sprach Zarathustra, Tod und Verklärung); Lukaskirche, Dresden, Germany, September 1991 (Ein Heldenleben, Don Juan)