R Strauss - Eine Alpensinfonie, Die Frau ohne Schatten (excerpts), Dance of the Seven Veils
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Label: LPO
Cat No: LPO0106
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 2
Genre: Orchestral
Release Date: 1st June 2018
Contents
Works
Die Frau ohne Schatten, op.65 (orchestral excerpts)Eine Alpensinfonie (An Alpine Symphony), op.64
Salome, op.54
Artists
London Philharmonic OrchestraConductor
Vladimir JurowskiWorks
Die Frau ohne Schatten, op.65 (orchestral excerpts)Eine Alpensinfonie (An Alpine Symphony), op.64
Salome, op.54
Artists
London Philharmonic OrchestraConductor
Vladimir JurowskiAbout
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 (LPO0079); 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’.
‘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
Recorded live at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall, London, on:
- 26 September 2012 (Die Frau ohne Schatten)
- 19 January 2013 (Dance of the Seven Veils)
- 30 April 2016 (Eine Alpensinfonie)
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