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| Composer | Strauss, Richard (1864-1949) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Year | 1896 |
| Work type | Orchestral |
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DublinBomsori plays Korngold's Violin Concerto
Dukas, Korngold, Strauss R.
National Symphony Orchestra Ireland; Alexander Shelley; Bomsori Kim
AmsterdamStrauss' Also sprach Zarathustra and Rosenkavalier Suite
Strauss R.
Gürzenich Orchestra; Andrés Orozco-Estrada
ParisOrchestre Français des Jeunes / Kristiina Poska / Edgar Moreau
Tüür, Elgar, Strauss R.
Orchestre Français des Jeunes; Kristiina Poska; Edgar Moreau
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Spanning the ages from Dowland to Strauss at the BBC Proms
Storgårds and the BBC Philharmonic are persuasive in Also sprach Zarathustra, less so in Sibelius. Thomas Dunford soothes with Dowland and Purcell.
Han Kang’s The White Book takes on a compelling new life
At the Barbican, Laura Bowler's new work for Barbara Hannigan translates Han Kang's novel into a soundscape of icy stillness
Vienna Philharmonic closes Carnegie residency
Andris Nelsons pairs Richard Strauss’ Also sprach Zarathustra with Sibelius’ Second Symphony to conclude the Vienna Philharmonic's latest Carnegie Hall residency.
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UnknownOpera North's isolation odyssey: Also Sprach Zarathustra
Strauss R.: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op.30
Orchestra of Opera North; Tobias Ringborg
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