Don juan spanish, don giovanni italian is a legendary, fictional libertine. 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. Don juan pittsburgh symphony orchestra, manfred honeck reference recordings. Strauss reprinted three excerpts from the play in his score. Jarvis don juan is thrillingly precise and pinpoint, and characterised by a real momentum and schwung. Don juan, death and transfiguration, and till eulenspiegel. Richard strauss spins tales both earthy and philosophical with kaleidoscopic orchestral sound. An instructional video of mark morton demonstrating the texas allstate audition excerpt for bass 201415 richard strauss.
The connection with lenaus version of the story is confirmed by the quotation of text as an incipit in. The tale of don juan is an old one, but it was apparently the version written by poet nicholas lenau 18021851 that inspired strauss musical version. Don juans parents lived beside the river, a noble stream, and calld the guadalquivir. Program notes by phillip huscher richard strauss born june 11, 1864, munich, germany.
Although the various iterations of the don juan myth show some variation, the basic story remains the same. Jan 11, 2001 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. Taking nikolaus lenaus fragmentary play of the same title as his starting point, strauss fashioned a tone poem which would convey the story of the legendary inveterate womanizer. 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. So, in summary, solti is 3 for 5 in the tone poems of strauss, with excellent to superb readings of also sprach zarathustra, don juan, and till eulenspiegels, with an excellent but efficient account of eine alpensinfonie. R strauss don juan thomas s nderg rd conductor, berg seven early songs karen cargill mezzo soprano. Discover littleknown secrets and interesting discorse on its history, creation, and performance. Catherine bullock viola, louisa tuck cello, oslo philharmonic orchestra, vasily petrenko. Strausss don juan were planted as early as 1885, when he attended a performance of paul heyses play, don juans ende. The lush harmonies of debussys only piano concerto mix with the transcendent beauty of messiaen. Don juan herbert blomstedt, staatskapelle dresden on allmusic 1993. Excerpt 1 beginning to 12 measures after c, excerpt 2 4 measures before s to 3 measures after u. Don juan ist so brillant gespielt, wie es geschrieben ist, aber mein lieblingsstuck ist aus italien.
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. Apr 28, 20 strausss don juan horns solo first call horns. Fr707 by pittsburgh symphony orchestra, strauss, manfred honeck from amazons classical music store. Mahler symphony no 1 titan royal scottish national orchestra.
Oct 05, 2012 but things changed when the young strauss met another musician named alexander ritter 18331896. 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. Thursday 3 oct 7 30pm, strauss mahler one,thomas s nderg rd will make this an ear tingling. A better cavalier neer mounted horse, or, being mounted, eer got down again. Performed by the cleveland orchestra, strauss music comes to life in this interactive, illustrated program hosted by concert composer russell steinberg. Excerpt 1 beginning to b, excerpt 2 5 measures before i to k, excerpt 3 3 measures after l to 2 measures after n. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple faq for additional information. Richard strauss was by no means the first composer to find inspiration in the seriously comic story of don quixote. Strauss was aged only twentyfour when he commenced sketches for don juan in 1888, a tone poem after nikolaus lenaus dramatic poem. Don juan 1888 stands out among strauss early tone poems for its almost perfect structure and concise design. Don quixote, don juan antonio janigro cello chicago symphony orchestra fritz reiner conductor support this.
I have just modified one external link on don juan strauss. Don juan is lyrical and heartfelt, the horn entries broader in tempo but sounding absolutely magnificent. An epochmaking score, it redefined the parameters of. Multimedia strauss is a multimedia journey through three famous works by classical composer richard strauss. Excerpt 2 allegro molto con brio half 84 11 after n p horn 1 in f. Redlands symphony proudly presents strauss s don juan. Washington street, suite 600, indianapolis, in 46204. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Redlands symphony proudly presents strausss don juan. Don juan was born in seville, spain, the son of don jose, a member of the nobility, and donna inez, a woman of considerable learning. Strauss don juan is a hugely exciting piece with which to open a program. Click here to learn more email newsletters sign up today. 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. Hilbert circle theatre 45 monument circle, indianapolis, in 46204. Sep 23, 2014 an instructional video of mark morton demonstrating the texas allstate audition excerpt for bass 201415 richard strauss.
The unofficial curator of strauss musical legacy, bohm knew his friends music inside and out and he knew just how strauss wanted his works to sound. Cd, album, club, re, rm deutsche grammophon, deutsche grammophon d 4748, 439 0162. Here bohm works with the vienna philharmonic, which premiered strausss don juan in vienna in 1892. Feb 26, 2009 the booklet explains in many words how fritz reiners orchestral setup for his 1954 don juan, among others with violins divided left and right, differed from the 1959 don quixote, while in fact there is no difference to be heard. The booklet explains in many words how fritz reiners orchestral setup for his 1954 don juan, among others with violins divided left and right, differed from the 1959 don quixote, while in fact there is no difference to be heard. Washington street, suite 600, indianapolis, in 46204 32 e. Don juan, for one crossword clue answer crossword heaven. Refine your search for a recording of don juan, op. Don juan, tone poem for orchestra, details allmusic. Hilbert circle theatre 45 monument circle, indianapolis, in 46204 mail. Mario vengazo conducts the thrilling and passionate don juan strength and daring that leaps off the stage.
Robert vernon, principal viola of the cleveland orchestra, works with izia weyman on strauss don juan. This is an extremely difficult profession to succeed in. This isnt reiner or szell or solti taking strauss pretty much at his word, letting the music speak for itself and getting on with the job. The ndr orchestra, conducted by krzysztof urbanski, has chosen to devote its sixth alpha classics recording to three of richard strauss s most famous symphonic poems. 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.
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