Richard Strauss - Eine Alpensinfonie (An Alpine Symphony) [SFS - Blomstedt]
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- One of the all-time greatest recordings of this piece, performed by the San Francisco Symphony with Herbert Blomstedt conducting.
1. Nacht (Night) 0:00
2. Sonnenaufgang (Sunrise) 3:26
3. Der Anstieg (The ascent) 4:59
4. Eintritt in den Wald (Entering the forest) 7:08
5. Wanderung neben dem Bache (Wandering by the brook) 8:49
6. Am Wasserfall (By the waterfall) 13:32
7. Erscheinung (Apparition) 13:46
8. Auf blumige Wiesen (Flowery meadows) 14:30
9. Auf der Alm (In the mountain pasture) 15:24
10. Durch Dickicht und Gestrüpp auf Irrwegen (On the wrong track through thickets and undergrowth) 17:46
11. Auf dem Gletscher (On the glacier) 19:09
12. Gefahrvolle Augenblicke (Precarious moments) 20:20
13. Auf dem Gipfel (On the summit) 21:40
14. Vision 26:45
15. Nebel steigen auf (Rising mists) 30:15
16. Die Sonne verdüstert sich allmählich (The sun gradually dims) 30:33
17. Elegie (Elegy) 31:28
18. Stille vor dem Sturm (Calm before the storm) 33:31
19. Gewitter und Sturm, Abstieg (Thunderstorm, descent) 36:35
20. Sonnenuntergang (Sunset) 40:21
21. Ausklang (Epilogue) 43:11
22. Nacht (Night) 49:52
Krehbiel totally adds a high D at 45:36 that crazy old dog
Best version I have heard....the brass is insane, 1st horn is a goat lol also I think the sound engineer deserves a medal for this recording, the balance is perfect highlighting the melodies and supporting instruments
The best Alpensinfonie on record! Blomstedt is a true master of the long line.
accidentally came upon this when looking for alpine horn music, oml how lucky of a stumble this was, strings had me the entire time, each and every single instrument is used into its full potential with sound and everything masterfully worked, I love this. horn and strings were done so amazingly, Thank you for uploading this Godbluffer
Bernd
The more I discover recordings by Blomstedt, the more I fall in love with his incredible artistry. A great master.
Everything Blomstedt did with the SF Symphony was awesome - every single recording. For my money, they were the best orchestra in the US during his tenure.
Patrick Burns
Agreed, and I think they still are! Listen to Rite of Spring (in SF or Proms), Mahler 7, their recent Schumann cycle, Tchaikovsky 4-6 (and compare recent MTT and Blomstedt in Tchaikovsky 5!) Short Ride in a Fast Machine, etc.
But yes, so many amazing recordings with Blomstedt: Beethoven Eroica, Sibelius 1 and 2/Valse Triste, Schubert 9/Overture In the Italian Style, Bartok Concerto for Orchestra, (2nd mvmt especially!), Bruckner 6, Mahler 2, Brahms German Requiem, Peer Gynt, Carmina Burana, Til Eulenspiegel...
23:40 - 24:00 represents the struggle to achieve a difficult goal, and . . . FINALLY achieving it, the exultation you feel. R Strauss was so epic.
Wonderful play of Eine Alpensinfonie! Grew up w the Weiner Plil recording, but Blomstedt and S.F. is even better. His tempos are fast when need to be and slow when lyrical. More so than Wein. Thanks Godbluffer! Good call! Peace and love brother.
This symphony has always been a sort of obsession to me. I have 4 or 5 recordings of it, don't like much any of them, heard many others, but the harmonies always seem a little muddied, had to buy the score to understand what was happening, specially in the very beginning. I know this is a very complex piece of music with many voices, many instruments fighting for preeminence and not all conductors can manage to put each one on its place and let all of them be heard. Well, Mr. Blomstedt does the miracle in this recording-The balance and the tightness of the sound is like nothing I have heard before and I can hear all the instruments.Thank you very much Mr. Godbluffer and every time I want to hear this magnificent masterpiece I'll came here, no doubt,
honda412000 I agree with you completely! I know no other performance that is as balanced and well-shaped overall than this one, even though others certainly have their moments.
Great performance，Blomstedt has a incredible control to Orchestra
I was introduced to this piece with Von Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic... it was a video presentation with the conductor keeping his eyes closed the whole time. such intensity! However, The Blomstedt in many ways is far superior... the lushness of the strings and the tempi won me over. The San Francisco Symphony is superb here. BRAVO orchestra and Maestro!
I'm listening to this recording over and over. I've only just discovered the power of RS and this seems to be a very fine recording.
This might be sacrilege, but Richard is my favorite Strauss
Same
"...It represents: moral purification through one's own strength, liberation through work, worship of eternal, magnificent nature" (Richard Strauss)
Juan, Dave Krehbiel was principal horn I believe.
Who played the 1st horn? It's fantastic!
David Kriebel amazing musician!
The chord progression at 17:00 is just rich and beautiful
There is a great deal superior Strauss to the Alpensinfonie, but this recording more than does it justice. Bravo to SF and Blomstedt.
Richard Wagner:Alpesi Szimfónia Op.64
1. Nacht (Éjjel, Lento - A poco a poco un poco piú agitato) 00:00
2. Sonnenaufgang (Napfelkelte, Tempo primo, moderamente lento) 03:26
3. Der Anstieg (A hegymászás, Molto vivace e energico - Tempo primo, molto energico) 04:59
4. Eintritt in den Wald (Belépés az erdőbe, Qualcosa di urgente - Indossato di nuovo - Un poco piú vivace - Tempo primo - Qualcosa di urgente di nuovo - Gradualmente calmati - Tempo primo, un poco moderato - Un poco piú Largo) 07:08
5. Wanderung neben dem Bache (Vándorlás a patak mentén, Gradualmente mosso - A poco a poco ancora vivace) 08:49
6. Am Wasserfall (A vízesésnél, Molto vivace) 13:32
7. Erscheinung (Jelenés) 13:46
8. Auf blumigen Wiesen (Virágos mezőn, Molto vivace - Sempre vivace) 14:30
9. Auf der Alm (Az Alpesi Legelőn, Moderamente vivace (alla breve) - Vivace - Rapidamente - avanti Fresco) 15:24
10. Durch Dickicht und Gestrüpp auf Irrwegen (A puszta és aljnövényeken keresztül a rossz ösvényen, Sempre in carattere di impulsi violenti - Sempre accelerando) 17:46
11. Auf dem Gletscher (A Gleccseren, Tempo misurato, molto vivace (un poco maestoso) - poco calando) 19:09
12. Gefahrvolle Augenblicke (Veszélyes pillanatok, A tempo, piú vivace di prima) 20:20
13. Auf dem Gipfel (A csúcstalálkozón, Un poco piú tranquillo, libero nella lezione - Allegro - Di nuovo un poco piú tranquillo - In movimento - Allegro maestoso - Abbastanza Largo) 21:40
14. Vision (Látomás, Fermo e tenuto) 26:45
15. Nebel steigen auf (A köd felemelkedik, Un poco meno largo) 30:15
16. Die Sonne verdüstert sich allmählich (A Nap fokozatosan elmosódottá válik) 30:33
17. Elegie (Elégia, Moderato espressivo - Tranquillo) 31:28
18. Stille vor dem Sturm (Vihar előtti csend, Sempre tranquillo - Piú lento - Vivace) 33:31
19. Gewitter und Sturm, Abstieg (Mennydörgés és Vihar, Leereszkedés, Vivace e violento - Molto vivace - Molto veloce - Poco calando) 36:35
20. Sonnenuntergang (Napnyugta, Un poco piú largo) 40:21
21. Ausklang (Csendes nyugodt, Leggermente largo e usurato - Un poco piú vivace - Tempo I) 43:11
22. Nacht (Éjjel, Largo - Molto lento) 49:52
San Franciscói Szimfonikus Zenekar
Vezényel:Herbert Blomstedt
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@@mondholz A freudian slip if I ever saw one. Or maybe Strauss tranlated to hungarian means Wagner. :p
Thr best recording.
damn, entering the forest is so epic
The Spokane Symphony performed this as the finale in our conductor’s final concert, couldn’t have asked for a more memorable experience
Going to see the SFS play this in a few months under Bychkov! Love anything Strauss! It's all soooo amazing.
calihornplayer Bychkov is great with the SFS too! I saw him do an amazing Shostakovich 10 in SF maybe around 5-10 years ago. (Luis Baez was fantastic on clarinet, as they hadn’t hired Carey Bell yet.)
wonderful interpretation
excellent version of Eine Alpensinfonie! thank you for sharing this!
Ya gotta love that Ruffati organ in this recording!
First song on the compact disk goes fire
29:27 BOOM
Wunderbar as allways 😚 !!!
Good batuta !!!
Danke
Great ....i like it.-
Damn. The recording with Wanderer over sea of fog was just copyright taken down. Sad because I've been listening to that recording for nearly two years. . . hopefully this one is good
Am Anfang ist es Arnold Schönbergs Verklärte Nacht ??
THanks for Decca digital sound.
Just been to the top of the Zugspitze and back in 52 Minutes & 26 Seconds !
highlights are "On the Summit" and just after storm about 40 mins mark....simply glorious recording and playing,,,organ really effective....my all time favorite recording of this work!
SF Symphony at their finest...thanks for posting
Sonnenaufgang reminds me "Caro mio bene"
John Williams clearly “borrowed” those violin flourishes at 7:30 for a bunch of movies. Oh well - nothing new under the sun.
the video's volume is a bit too low but otherwise a brilliant record.
I know what you mean with the volume being on the low side, but it's an exact copy of the CD. It's an inescapable byproduct of the recording's wide dynamic range, and it would have caused distortion if I had tried to make it louder.
@@Godbluffer Tushé
I could nor believe that on 3:27 nearly no drum was heard, sounds boring in comparison to kempe, karajan, harding or luisi. For sure the rest of the performance was great played, Blomstedt said often that the San Francisco orchestra was at this time at the same level like the Staatskapelle Dresden (his former Orchestra).
It’s just that you have poor ears.
WHERE IS THE CONTRABASSOON YOU ASSBRAINED UA-camRS?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!