Richard Strauss:
01. - 09. Also sprach Zarathustra, op.30 [31'50]
10. Don Juan, op.20 [18'01]
11. Till Eulenspiegel's lustige Streiche, op.28 [15'28]
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andris Nelsons
Orfeo C878141A (recorded September 2011, January 2012 & January 2013; CD issued 2014)
(Digital download; flacs, cover & inlay scans - no booklet)
Recording venue: Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Recording engineer: Phil Rowlands; Producer: Tim Oldham
This recording was missing from the series of recordings with Nelsons and the CBSO posted here on MIMIC in 2018. And it is not to be confused with Nelsons' slightly later recording made with the Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra for Unitel/C-major and also released in 2014. The latter was posted here on MIMIC in one of Davide's mega-posts, also in 2018, but seems elusive now. In addition to Also sprach Zarathustra and Till Eulenspiegel, that issue has Macbeth in place of Don Juan.
For me, this Orfeo issue is one of Nelsons' very finest recordings with beautifully considered performances; if slightly wild at times. These are greatly assisted by the spectacular recorded sound. The sunrise opening of Also sprach Zarathustra is stunning, with the timpani rumbling on and on at the ending.
There are not many recordings, judged by both performance and recorded sound, that come close to this Also sprach Zarathustra but Georges Pretre's 1983 recording with the Philharmonia is also well worth hearing - as are Antal Dorati's recordings of Don Juan and Till Eulenspiegel for Mercury. The Pretre is also posted here on MIMIC.
Download from MEGA.
01. - 09. Also sprach Zarathustra, op.30 [31'50]
10. Don Juan, op.20 [18'01]
11. Till Eulenspiegel's lustige Streiche, op.28 [15'28]
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andris Nelsons
Orfeo C878141A (recorded September 2011, January 2012 & January 2013; CD issued 2014)
(Digital download; flacs, cover & inlay scans - no booklet)
Recording venue: Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Recording engineer: Phil Rowlands; Producer: Tim Oldham
This recording was missing from the series of recordings with Nelsons and the CBSO posted here on MIMIC in 2018. And it is not to be confused with Nelsons' slightly later recording made with the Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra for Unitel/C-major and also released in 2014. The latter was posted here on MIMIC in one of Davide's mega-posts, also in 2018, but seems elusive now. In addition to Also sprach Zarathustra and Till Eulenspiegel, that issue has Macbeth in place of Don Juan.
For me, this Orfeo issue is one of Nelsons' very finest recordings with beautifully considered performances; if slightly wild at times. These are greatly assisted by the spectacular recorded sound. The sunrise opening of Also sprach Zarathustra is stunning, with the timpani rumbling on and on at the ending.
There are not many recordings, judged by both performance and recorded sound, that come close to this Also sprach Zarathustra but Georges Pretre's 1983 recording with the Philharmonia is also well worth hearing - as are Antal Dorati's recordings of Don Juan and Till Eulenspiegel for Mercury. The Pretre is also posted here on MIMIC.
Download from MEGA.
