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Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra

~ Berliner Philharmoniker
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  • Audio CD (18 Sep 1995)
  • SPARS Code: ADD
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Decca (UMO)
  • ASIN: B000001GQT
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 3,998 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Prelude (Sonnenaufgang)
2. Von den Hinterweltlern
3. Von der großen Sehnsucht
4. Von den Freuden und Leidenschaften
5. Das Grablied
6. Von der Wissenschaft
7. Der Genesende
8. Das Tanzlied - Das Nachtlied - Michel Schwalbé, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
9. Das Nachtwandlerlied
10. Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks (Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche), Op. 28
11. Don Juan, Op.20
12. Salome's Dance of the Seven Veils
On this CD:
  1. Also sprach Zarathustra, 'Thus spake Zarathustra'
    Composed by Richard Strauss
    Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conducted by Herbert von Karajan

  2. Don Juan
    Composed by Richard Strauss
    Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conducted by Herbert von Karajan

  3. Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche
    Composed by Richard Strauss
    Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conducted by Herbert von Karajan

  4. Salome
    Composed by Richard Strauss
    Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conducted by Herbert von Karajan

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Amazon.co.uk Review

Herbert von Karajan was a Strauss specialist, and if ever composer and conductor were united in musical philosophy, then these two were. Both favoured making a beautiful, creamy, homogenised sound over just about all else, and von Karajan clearly relished the opportunities this music offered for playing that combined both tonal opulence and virtuosity. His Zarathustra (aka 2001: A Space Odyssey) is, along with Fritz Reiner's, probably among the two or three best performances preserved on disc, and von Karajan is nearly flawless on the other works as well. More good news: DG has given him warm, rich sound that is much better than their Berlin average. An essential Strauss collection. --David Hurwitz

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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Aboslutely stunning!!, 11 Jan 2005
By ch0pper "ch0pper" (SOUTHAMPTON, Hampshire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
I bought this recording when it first appeared on vinyl. At the time, provided that you had a decent quality turntable, cartridge and tone arm, connected to a decent amplifier and speakers, it was utterly enthralling. The recording is incredibly rich and the full detail of the orchestra can be clearly discerned.

What was, for me, uncanny, was the reverbaration and echo in the recording hall that was clear on the disc. The dynamic range was huge, yet the detail was amazing.

The transfer to CD is a masterpiece. It has lost none of the presence and immediacy of the vinyl recording and there is reduced 'background noise'.

This is the 'Also sprach' to buy. You owe it to your neighbours to play it loudly and let them enjoy this stunning recording.

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Music of the spheres, 15 Nov 2007
By Henk van Rensburg (Centurion, Gauteng South Africa) - See all my reviews
Thirty years later, there still hasn't been a better sounding "Zarathustra". There have been more analytical recordings (including Karajan 1984), and higher-fidelity, but the beauty of the sounds that emerge from the speakers transcends any technical considerations. (It is earphone-safe too, with no peaking or distortion.) More importantly, the music ebbs and flows naturally, like the thoughts of a great mind: Karajan was a Strauss master, and so, it seems, was every member of the Berlin Philharmonic. (Special praise to the concert master, Michel Schwalbé, who delivers the Tanzlied with admirable purity of tone and Viennese Schwung and yes, a sense of ecstasy.) This is exhilarating stuff, whether you want to commune with the spirit of Nietzsche, or revel in orchestral virtuosity, or watch galaxies form.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars SUPERB and IMPOSING !, 12 Aug 2008
By ONOFRE MOREIRA (Ovar, PORTUGAL) - See all my reviews
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SUPERB PERFORMANCE and BRILLIANT RECORDING ! This CD is not a Karajan Gold... but a KARAJAN PLATINUM. VERY STRONGLY RECOMMENDED !

Despite the encomiastic excellence, authority and clearness of "Gramophone", I don't agree, at times, with theirs reviews. But I entirely agree with the "Gramophone"'s Reviewer - alluding, "in brief", to the Tone Poem "Also Sprach Zarathustra" (1973 version: 'DG, The Originals') - when he writes ["The Gramophone Classical Music Guide" - 2008, p. 1029]: "Arguably the most imposing of Karajan's three recordings. An interpretation of tremendous stature and aplomb; fabulous playing from the Berliners who have a uniquely dense sound when they play the music of Richard Strauss under Karajan".

And, when compares the 1973 and the 1983 ('DG, Karajan Gold') versions,
the "Gramophone"'s Reviewer writes ("Op. cit.", page 1030): "The playing of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra on the both sets is as glourious as
ever (...) and in Strauss Karajan have no peer. As a recording 1983 disc
is very good indeed. The famous opening as greater intensity in the 1973
version, and you may prefer its marginaly greater warmth and glow of the
strings". [...].
"To sum up, Karajan's classic 1973 account holds sway".

I fully subscribe these reviews.

But the CD also embrace the astonishing and marvellous Tone Poems "Don Juan" and "Till Eulenspiegel Lustige Streiche", a clear first choice in both works, extremely well played, and the bonus of the splendid, stimulant and exciting "Salome"'s "Dance of Seven Veils" ("Tanz der Sieben
Schleier").
In a word: A disc generously full (79' of running time) and of greater quality.

And, to conclude, for the ones who enjoy the good appearance of a disc (or a box set), I emphasize the beautiful (and appropriate) NASA's Cover Photo
of the CD's booklet.

ONOFRE MOREIRA (PORTUGAL)



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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent recording
The best recording of this under-rated piece of work from Richard Strauss. It is so much more than just the opening piece.
Published 11 months ago by Dr. K. Billen

4.0 out of 5 stars "More of a mighty clang than a reverberative dong"
The opening organ chord lasts eighteen seconds on this 1973 recording of Also Sprach Karajan. I prefer the 1984 version (also reviewed on Amazon), to which I give the full five... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Nicholas Casley

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