Also Sprach Zarathustra
CD
RRP £20.30 historic list price — see live Amazon pricing below
- Composer
- Richard Strauss
- Performers
- Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmonic
- Label
- Deutsche Grammophon
- Barcode
- 0028944744125
Amazon.co.uk 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 Product description CD: Richard Strauss,Also sprach Zarathustra / Don Juan / Till Eulenspiegel: STI
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