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R Strauss: Alpine Symphony

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  • Composer: Richard Strauss
  • Audio CD (5 April 1993)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Deutsche Grammophon
  • ASIN: B000001GK2
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 10,047 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Nacht
2. Sonnenaufgang
3. Der Anstieg
4. Eintritt in den Wald
5. Wanderung neben dem Bache
6. Am Wasserfall
7. Erscheinung
8. Auf blumige Wiesen
9. Auf der Alm
10. Durch Dickicht und Gestrüpp auf Irrwegen
11. Auf dem Gletscher
12. Gefahrvolle Augenblicke
13. Auf dem Gipfel
14. Vision
15. Nebel steigen auf
16. Die Sonne verdüstert sich allmählich
17. Elegie
18. Stille vor dem Sturm
19. Gewitter und Sturm, Abstieg
20. Sonnenuntergang
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On this CD:
  1. Eine Alpensinfonie
    Composed by Richard Strauss
    Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conducted by Herbert von Karajan

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30 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Sound Odyssey, 8 July 2002
This is an amazing recording of a thrilling and underrated symphonic poem. The incredible sonorities which Karajan extracts from the Berlin Philharmonic are a joy to behold. The work features highlights which rank with the best of any of his orchestral compositions.

The depiction of the sunrise that opens the work recalls the power of the famous introduction to Also Sprach Zarathustra. The 20 descriptive episodes that follow fill the listener with a tremendous sense of adventure. The awesome climaxes which Karajan and the BPO generate during the 'On the summit' and 'Vision' sections may just blow your socks off. After the lyrical 'Sunset' and 'Epilogue' sections the work closes where it began: in the hushed and shadowy sound-world of night.

I would whole-heartedly recommend this recording to anyone with an interest in Strauss, or the genre of the symphonic poem. The recording itself cannot be faulted.

Most music reference books do not list An Alpine Symphony as a recommended work. It has been criticised as a piece that is more a succession of highlights rather than an integrated work. I feel this is unfair as the same argument could be levelled at many of Strauss's symphonic poems given the descriptive depth of detail contained in the music which often portrays vastly differing episodes in the programme, frequently in succession (surely Don Quixote, Ein Heldenleben and Also Sprach Zarathustra suffer from the same problems?).

I urge you to listen to An Alpine Symphony and make up your own mind. In my opinion this work - like the remainder of Strauss's symphonic poems - is one of continued inspiration and invention. And with Karajan on top form with the BPO, this is truly an unforgettable sound odyssey.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Karajan's great recording, 27 July 2009
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There are more violent Alpine journeys by Solti, Ashkenazy and Mravinsky, but this monumental recording by Karajan/BPO is the one I always come back to, for its rarified beauty, incomparable atmosphere, and the sheer sublimity of the music making. If you love Strauss' tone poems, this is definitely a must-buy alongside Haitink's towering, noble account of the same work.

It's a shame that this Karajan Gold reissue has lost some of the magical atmosphere of the very first original issue, while enhancing clarity of the sound.
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28 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars WoahawoahwoahAAAARRRGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, 9 Jan 2001
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There is only on thing to do with this CD: turn your hifi as loud as you can bear and submit yourself to probably the most thrilling experience ever achieved in audio. Awesome is an overused word but that is how it is when that sun rises ! Listening to the the BPO at full pelt is like being strapped to a Saturn 5 rocket and descending the Matterhorn in a nose first lube at the same time. There are many other wonders along the way including the most terrifying moment in "The Vision". It feels like Karajan is pushing us into some truly frightening crevasse as the BPO's strings scare the living daylights out of you in a breathtaking climax that you fear and hope will never end. It is the first time I have felt like hiding behind my chair since I saw the Daleks. My only reservation comes in the later quieter passages where the woodwind sound exhausted. Well, who wouldnt be ! This has to be heard to be believed. So strap those tennis rackets on and burnish your crampons - you sure gonna need 'em !
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