https://altocd.com Classical Music and Nostalgia CDs Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:44:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://altocd.com/product/richard-strauss-eine-alpensinfonie-mahler-adagio-symphony-10/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:43:43 +0000 https://amuletts.com/altocd/?post_type=product&p=52009 Richard Strauss Eine Alpensinfonie / Mahler: Adagio (Symphony 10) European Union Youth Orchestra James Judd Catalogue Number: ALC 1346 Number of Discs: 1 Date/Runtime: Time 78:27, DDD, 1991 Barcode: 5055354413469 ]]> “the truly astonishing playing of the Orchestra … all sections cover themselves with glory … exciting sound of the off-stage horns, woodwind full and mellow-toned …the storm is impressive … and perfect tribute to the conducting” (Gramophone)

An Alpine Symphony / Eine Alpensinfonie
[1] Nacht, Sonnenaufgang / Night, Sunrise 4:48
[2] Der Anstieg / The Ascent 2:13
[3] Eintritt in der Wald / Entering the Forest 5:04
[4] Wanderung neben den Bache / By the Brook
Am Wasserfall / By the Waterfall
Erscheinung / Apparition 1:48
[5] Auf blumigen Wiesen / Flower Meadows
Auf der Alm / In Mountain Pasture
Durch Dickicht un Gestrüpp auf Irrwegen / Into the Woods
Auf dem Gletscher / On the Glacier 6:07
[6] Gefahrvolle Augenblicke / Precarious moments
Auf dem Gipfel, Vision / On the Summit, View 9:45
[7] Nebel steigen auf / Rising Mists
Die Sonne verdüstert sich allmählich, Elegie /
The Sun gradually dims, Elegy 3:19
[8] Stille vor dem Sturm / Calm before the Storm 2:51
[9] Gewitter un Sturm, Abstieg /
Thunderstorm, Descent 3:59
[10] Sonnenuntergang / Sunset 3:00
[11] Ausklang, Nacht / Epilogue, Night 8:43
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 10 in F sharp Minor (Adagio)
[12] Adagio 26:33

]]> https://altocd.com/product/richard-strauss-with-lutoslawski-bonus-work/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:38:28 +0000 https://amuletts.com/altocd/?post_type=product&p=51222 Richard Strauss (with Lutoslawski bonus work) Oboe Concerto Till Eulenspiegel Waltz Suites 1 & 2 'Der Rosenkavalier' Heinz Holliger Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Gielen / Schippers Catalogue Number: ALC 1134 Number of Discs: 1 Date/Runtime: 78:56, ADD stereo]]> “sound is clear but never analytical, the perspective unobtrusive and outstandingly natural. One can, in short, concentrate undistracted on the performances which, that of the Lutoslawski in particular, are highly distinguished. Holliger has not always seemed quite at home in the Strauss…..But without abandoning any of his seemingly effortless dexterity…. he has also found a sweetness, an affectionate tenderness…. and it is a joy to hear every note so crisply and neatly tucked into place.
After Strauss’s backward glances toward the 18th century, it is easier than ever to find others in the Lutoslawski Double Concerto, which is rapidly becoming that rare phenomenon, a truly popular contemporary classic…. It is a lovable work, and the Holligers play it with relaxed enjoyment as well as brilliance “ (Gramophone)
“Oboe conc is about the happiest wind concerto written since Haydn and Holliger chatters away merrily through it” (American Record Guide)

• [1] Oboe Concerto (1946)* 24:15
• [2] Till Eulenspeigel 15:01
• [3] 1st Waltz sequence (from Der Rosenkavalier) (1944) 11:32
• [4] 2nd Waltz sequence (from Der Rosenkavalier) (1911) 8:17
• Witold Lutoslawski (1913-94)* (1979-80) 19:26
  [5] Double Concerto for Oboe, Harp & Chamber Orchestra

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