R. Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, Trv 176 - Scriabin: The Poem of Ecstasy, Op. 54 (Live) - Seattle Symphony Media: SSM1025 - CD or download

Both [works] need this wide soundscape and the art that conceals art for the details in a clear, broad picture. We still get the timbres of woodwind and harps adding their splashes of colour;... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2021, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 16th Oct 2020
Catalogue No: SSM1025
Label: Seattle Symphony Media
Length: 52 minutes

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February 2021

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Strauss, R: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30

Work length32:07

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Seattle Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Dausgaard

I. Einleitung, oder Sonnenaufgang (Live)

Track length1:38

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II. Von den Hinterweltlern (Live)

Track length3:16

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III. Von der großen Sehnsucht (Live)

Track length1:45

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IV. Von den Freuden und Leidenschaften (Live)

Track length2:02

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V. Das Grablied (Live)

Track length2:30

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VI. Von der Wissenschaft (Live)

Track length4:26

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VII. Der Genesende (Live)

Track length5:10

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VIII. Das Tanzlied (Live)

Track length7:14

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IX. Nachtwandlerlied (Live)

Track length4:06

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Scriabin: Symphony No. 4 - 'Le Poème de l'extase', Op. 54

Work length20:17

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Seattle Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Dausgaard

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Thomas Dausgaard and the Seattle Symphony release thought-provoking live performances of two extraordinary orchestral works composed near the turn of the 20th century: Richard Strauss’ Also sprach Zarathustra and Alexander Scriabin’s The Poem of Ecstasy. Recorded in the stunning acoustics of Benaroya Hall, these bold, colorful scores celebrate the search for creative meaning and the triumph of the human spirit. With naturalistic imaging, depth of field and dynamic range, all Seattle Symphony Media recordings have been engineered to audiophile standards and aim to capture as realistically as possible the sound of the orchestra performing on the Benaroya Hall stage. Digital content will be available on stereo, 96k 24-bit high resolution and 5.1 surround sound.

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February 2021

Both [works] need this wide soundscape and the art that conceals art for the details in a clear, broad picture. We still get the timbres of woodwind and harps adding their splashes of colour; from shrieking piccolo to silky bass lines, as quiet as the grave in Strauss’s first fugue, the dynamic range is impressive...I’d thought of Dausgaard as a febrile kind of conductor, but he knows when to go slow and spacious here, when to drive to thrilling climaxes.

March/April 2021

In every aspect Dausgaard, the orchestra, and the engineers have made this new Zarathustra triumphant, however, and unless you need the overpowering slam of Chicago or Berlin, I’d put it in the top tier of recommended recordings. You find yourself listening closely to a piece that can easily slide past as a routine spectacular, so to speak.

R. Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, Trv 176 - Scriabin: The Poem of Ecstasy, Op. 54 (Live)

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