Strausss don juan is not heyses, nor mozarts, nor lenausdespite words on the title page to the contrarybut a character entirely and unforgettably his own, defined in. One of the earliest tone poems by strauss, don juan tells of the legendary spanish libertine don juan, who by then already had appeared in works by mozart and other composers. Jarvis don juan is thrillingly precise and pinpoint, and characterised by a real momentum and schwung. Strausss don juan is not heyses, nor mozarts, nor lenausdespite words on the title page to the contrarybut a character entirely and unforgettably his own, defined in a few sharp musical gestures. Cd, album, club, re, rm deutsche grammophon, deutsche grammophon d 4748, 439 0162. Conductor and orchestra work perfectly together, vividly describing juans flirtations and conquests. The main virtues of his heldenleben are clarity, control and impeccable orchestral discipline, all the more impressive given the fact that these are live recordings the recording dates for the gergiev, incidentally, coincide with three. Excerpt 1 beginning to 12 measures after c, excerpt 2 4 measures before s to 3 measures after u. Collins classics is pleased to present the official audio for also sprach zarathustra, don juan and till eulenspiegel by richard strauss. From strausss flamboyant don juan to john adams mesmerizing take on the birth of the atomic bomb, experience love, tragedy, and the weight. This is the violin excerpt to don juan most requested at symphony violin auditions. View the sheetmusic and bowings and fingerings as well. Strauss reprinted three excerpts from the play in his score.
Excerpt 1 4 measures after to 3 measures before, excerpt 2 7 measures after to. Strauss don juan is a hugely exciting piece with which to open a program. Don juan is one of the great masterpieces in western music in its intense energy and sweeping themes. Royal conservatory orchestra conducted by leon fleisher april 8, 2016 the glenn gould school. Jan 16, 2019 strauss don juan sequence 1 this sequence is based on the big unison horn call from richard strauss tone poem don juan. Excerpt 2 allegro molto con brio half 84 11 after n p horn 1 in f. An epochmaking score, it redefined the parameters of. Buy richard strauss don juan album online halle orchestra. From the richard strauss festival in garmischpartenkirchen staatskapelle berlin erich leinsdorf conductor 1.
The ndr orchestra, conducted by krzysztof urbanski, has chosen to devote its sixth alpha classics recording to three of richard strausss most famous symphonic poems. Don juan was strausss first masterpiece, while the darkly beautiful metamorphosen for strings, written 60 years later, was one of his last. Strauss verk bygger pa nikolaus lenaus dikt om don juan och i borjan av partituret lat han trycka tre utdrag ur dikten. Richard strauss biography, albums, streaming links. It is singled out by carl dahlhaus as a musical symbol of findesiecle. Don juan sawallisch philadelphia orchestra 1999 movie live duration. For his tone poem, strauss drew upon a version of the don juan story by the austrian poet. Although strauss deprives the audience of a chance to roar its delight, it was the sheer flamboyance of don juan which impressed at the weimar premiere, conducted by the composer on 11 november 1889.
The work is based on don juans ende, a play derived from an unfinished 1844 retelling of the tale by poet nikolaus lenau after the don juan legend which originated in renaissanceera spain. Fleezanis bowings, fingerings and other editorial markings have been added throughout the score. Strausss don juan were planted as early as 1885, when he attended a performance of paul heyses play, don juans ende. In between comes a group of the voiceandpiano songs that strauss composed throughout his long life.
Don juan, composed a year after macbeth, is a true masterpiece. Strauss don juan karl bohm with vienna philharmonic rehearsal and concert by vasken fermanian. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Strauss don juan sequence 1 this sequence is based on the big unison horn call from richard strauss tone poem don juan. Don juan, op 20, trv 156 youtube brahms symphony no 4 in e minor, op 98 haitink duration. Don juan and till eulenspiegel are concerthall favorites. Excerpt 1 beginning to b, excerpt 2 5 measures before i to k, excerpt 3 3 measures after l to 2 measures after n. Francois leleux oboe, swedish radio symphony orchestra, paris bastille ensemble, daniel harding. Join facebook to connect with juan strauss and others you may know. The work itself, also sprach zarathustra, was inspired by nietzsches poem, and immortalized in kubricks sciencefiction cinema classic, 2001. Also sprach zarathustra, don juan, till eulenspiegel. Strauss, r don juan till eulenspiegel also sprach zarathustra please retry.
Don juan spanish pronounced, also known as don giovanni, is a legendary, fictional libertine. In fact, this youthful piece is filled with some of the best themes strauss ever composed, and its not surprising that from its very premiere in 1889 until now, it has always been a favorite of. See all 6 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Download program page pdf buy tickets to these performances, oct 2324, 2015.
Redlands symphony proudly presents strausss don juan. Strauss wrote this piece in 1888 when he was only 24, and its success launched his remarkable career as a composer. Don juan has been played and recorded so often that it might seem impossible to conjure the music into sounding as fresh as. His don juan the evening before last was an unprecedented. Don juan was the work that made the 25yearold richard strauss a star when it was first performed in weimar in 1889 and with good reason. Don juan kirill petrenko, conductor berliner philharmoniker recorded at the berlin philharmonie, 24 august 2018. Jun, 2009 in 1889 richard strauss took up his appointment as weimar court conductor and in the seasons second concert directed the world premiere of his op. Oct 03, 2018 richard strauss don juan op 20 analysis essay. Redlands symphony proudly presents strauss s don juan. It took many hours of rehearsal for the weimar orchestra to get its lips and fingers around richard strausss tone poem don juan in the autumn of 1889, even.
The disc features many of strausss most poignant and moving songs, including morgen. Richard strauss 18641949 don juan, tone poem for large orchestra, op. Alexander pushkin, nikolaus lenau and charles baudelaire. Strauss and barber conducted by dudamel digital concert hall. In 1889 richard strauss took up his appointment as weimar court conductor and in the seasons second concert directed the world premiere of his op.