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Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64 / Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24
Richard Strauss

Vasily Petrenko | Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64 / Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24

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Label: Lawo Classics
UPC: 7090020182148
Catnr: LWC 1192
Release date: 07 February 2020
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Lawo Classics
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7090020182148
Catalogue number
LWC 1192
Release date
07 February 2020
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About the album

Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra and Vasily Petrenko offer here the third and final release in a series of recordings of Richard Strauss’s orchestral music. On this CD the listener is presented with the tone poems “Eine Alpensinfonie” and “Tod und Verklärung”, works that long have been part of the Oslo Philharmonic’s repertoire.

Vasily Petrenko, who has been the orchestra’s chief conductor since 2013, takes full advantage of the Philharmonic’s distinctive style in the performance of this exciting and virtuosic music.

The Oslo Philharmonic, under the baton of chief conductor Petrenko, reaped glowing reviews in Norway and abroad for its first and second recording in this Strauss series (LWC1166, “Also Sprach Zarathustra / Ein Heldenleben” and LWC1184, “Don Quixote, Op. 35 / Don Juan, Op. 20 / Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28”). The first release was also selected as “Editor’s Choice” by Gramophone Magazine.

Vasily Petrenko is one of the most significant figures on the classical music scene today, and he has won numerous accolades for his recordings of the Russian repertoire, including two Gramophone Awards. With Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra he has recorded works of Shostakovich, Szymanowski, Strauss and Prokofiev, as well as a large cycle of orchestral works of Alexander Scriabin.

Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra first saw the light of day in 1919, and over the next half-century the orchestra’s reputation grew steadily. In 1979 the conductor’s baton passed to Mariss Jansons, and under his leadership Oslo Philharmonic achieved its full potential and became a rival to the great philharmonic orchestras of Vienna, Berlin and New York.

Artist(s)

Vasily Petrenko (conductor)

After just one week working with Vasily Petrenko in 2009, the Oslo Philharmonic invited the Russian conductor to be its fifteenth Principal Conductor. At a landmark concert in Oslo on 28 August 2013, Petrenko was inaugurated in his new role conducting Stravinsky’s 'The Rite of Spring'. Vasily Petrenko is one of the most significant and galvanizing musicians alive. He became famous for his transformative work at the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, the oldest orchestra in the United Kingdom, where he refashioned the orchestra’s sound, reconnected the organization to its home city and presided over a huge increase in ticket sales. He quickly came to represent a new generation of conductors ready to combine their uncompromising artistic work with a passion for communication...
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After just one week working with Vasily Petrenko in 2009, the Oslo Philharmonic invited the Russian conductor to be its fifteenth Principal Conductor. At a landmark concert in Oslo on 28 August 2013, Petrenko was inaugurated in his new role conducting Stravinsky’s "The Rite of Spring".
Vasily Petrenko is one of the most significant and galvanizing musicians alive. He became famous for his transformative work at the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, the oldest orchestra in the United Kingdom, where he refashioned the orchestra’s sound, reconnected the organization to its home city and presided over a huge increase in ticket sales. He quickly came to represent a new generation of conductors ready to combine their uncompromising artistic work with a passion for communication and inclusion.
Vasily was born in St Petersburg in 1976 and trained at the city’s famous conservatoire. As a student, he took part in a master-class with Mariss Jansons, the conductor who helped establish the Oslo Philharmonic as one of the great orchestras of the world. After winning a handful of competitions, Vasily became Chief Conductor of the St Petersburg State Academic Symphony Orchestra in 2004 and later principal guest conductor at the city’s Mikhailovsky Theatre.
Vasily is one of the most acclaimed classical recording artists alive and has won numerous accolades for his recordings of Russian repertoire, including two Gramophone awards. In 2017 he received the Gramophone Award "Artist of the Year".
With the Oslo Philharmonic, he has recorded Shostakovich and Szymanowski concertos, "Romeo and Juliet" by Prokofiev, and a major new cycle of orchestral works by Alexander Scriabin, of which this release is the last in the series of three CDs.
Vasily has conducted the London, Sydney, Chicago, Vienna, San Francisco, and NHK Symphony Orchestras as well as the Russian National Orchestra, the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France. In February 2018 he made his debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker. He has conducted at the Zurich, Paris and Hamburg Operas and at Glyndebourne.
At Oslo Konserthus, Vasily provides the backbone of the Oslo Philharmonic’s subscription series. He has conducted the orchestra in London, Manchester, Bristol, Birmingham, Berlin, Vienna, Bratislava, Dublin, Paris, Tokyo, Edinburgh, San Sebastian, Santander, Hong Kong and Taipei.


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Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

On 27 September 1919, a new orchestra took to the stage of the old Logan Hall in Oslo to give its first public concert. Conductor Georg Schnéevoigt presided over thrilling performances of Edvard Grieg’s Piano Concerto and Christian Sinding’s First Symphony. After forty years of making-do, the Norwegian capital had at last got the orchestra it deserved. The Oslo Philharmonic was born. In the eight months that followed, the Oslo Philharmonic gave 135 concerts, most of which sold out. It tackled passionate Mahler, glistening Debussy and thrusting Nielsen. Soon, world famous musicians were coming to conduct it, relishing its youth and enthusiasm. Igor Stravinsky and Maurice Ravel visited Oslo to coach the musicians through brand new music. National broadcaster NRK...
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On 27 September 1919, a new orchestra took to the stage of the old Logan Hall in Oslo to give its first public concert. Conductor Georg Schnéevoigt presided over thrilling performances of Edvard Grieg’s Piano Concerto and Christian Sinding’s First Symphony. After forty years of making-do, the Norwegian capital had at last got the orchestra it deserved. The Oslo Philharmonic was born. In the eight months that followed, the Oslo Philharmonic gave 135 concerts, most of which sold out. It tackled passionate Mahler, glistening Debussy and thrusting Nielsen. Soon, world famous musicians were coming to conduct it, relishing its youth and enthusiasm. Igor Stravinsky and Maurice Ravel visited Oslo to coach the musicians through brand new music. National broadcaster NRK began to hang microphones at the orchestra’s concerts, transmitting them to the whole of Norway.
Over the next half-century, the Oslo Philharmonic’s reputation grew steadily. Then, in 1979, it changed forever. A young Latvian arrived in Norway, taking the orchestra apart section-by-section, putting it back together a finely tuned machine with a whole new attitude. Under Mariss Jansons, the orchestra became a rival to the great Philharmonics of Vienna, Berlin and New York. It was soon playing everywhere, from Seattle to Salzburg, Lisbon to London. Back home in Oslo, it got a modern, permanent concert hall of its own. In 1986, EMI drew up the largest orchestral contract in its history, ensuring the world would hear the rich, visceral sound of the Oslo Philharmonic.
Three decades after that, the world is still listening. The Oslo Philharmonic retains its spirit of discovery and its reputation for finesse. Under Jukka-Pekka Saraste it cultivated even more the weight and depth that Jansons had instilled; under Chief Conductor Vasily Petrenko, it works at the highest levels of detail and style. Still the orchestra travels the globe, but it has never felt more at home. Its subscription season in Oslo features the best musicians in the business. Outdoor concerts attract tens of thousands; education and outreach programmes connect the orchestra with many hundreds more. In 2019/2020 the thriving city of Oslo will celebrate 100 years of the Oslo Philharmonic, the first-class orchestra it still deserves.


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Composer(s)

Richard Strauss

Richard Georg Strauss was a leading German composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras. He is known for his operas, which include Der Rosenkavalier, Elektra, Die Frau ohne Schatten and Salome; his Lieder, especially his  Four Last Songs; his tone poems, including Don Juan, Death and Transfiguration, and An Alpine Symphony; and other instrumental works such as Metamorphosen and his Oboe Concerto. Strauss was also a prominent conductor in Western Europe and the Americas, enjoying quasi-celebrity status as his compositions became standards of orchestral and operatic repertoire. Strauss, along with Gustav Mahler, represents the late flowering of German Romanticism after Richard Wagner, in which pioneering subtleties of orchestration are combined with an advanced harmonic style.
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Richard Georg Strauss was a leading German composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras. He is known for his operas, which include Der Rosenkavalier, Elektra, Die Frau ohne Schatten and Salome; his Lieder, especially his Four Last Songs; his tone poems, including Don Juan, Death and Transfiguration, and An Alpine Symphony; and other instrumental works such as Metamorphosen and his Oboe Concerto. Strauss was also a prominent conductor in Western Europe and the Americas, enjoying quasi-celebrity status as his compositions became standards of orchestral and operatic repertoire.
Strauss, along with Gustav Mahler, represents the late flowering of German Romanticism after Richard Wagner, in which pioneering subtleties of orchestration are combined with an advanced harmonic style.

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Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, TrV 233: I. Nacht: Lento
03:02
(Richard Strauss) Vasily Petrenko, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
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Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, TrV 233: II. Sonnenaufgang: Festes Zeitmass, mässig langsam
01:34
(Richard Strauss) Vasily Petrenko, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
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Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, TrV 233: III. Der Anstieg: Sehr lebhaft und energisch
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(Richard Strauss) Vasily Petrenko, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
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Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, TrV 233: IV. Eintritt in den Wald
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(Richard Strauss) Vasily Petrenko, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
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Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, TrV 233: V. Wanderung neben dem Bache
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(Richard Strauss) Vasily Petrenko, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
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Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, TrV 233: ) VI. Am Wasserfall: Sehr lebhaft
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(Richard Strauss) Vasily Petrenko, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
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Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, TrV 233: VII. Erscheinung
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(Richard Strauss) Vasily Petrenko, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
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Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, TrV 233: VIII. Auf blumige Wiesen: Sehr lebhaft
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(Richard Strauss) Vasily Petrenko, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
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Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, TrV 233: IX. Auf der Alm: Mässig schnell
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(Richard Strauss) Vasily Petrenko, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
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Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, TrV 233: X. Durch Dickicht und Gestru?pp auf Irrwegen
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(Richard Strauss) Vasily Petrenko, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
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Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, TrV 233: XI. Auf dem Gletscher: Festes, sehr lebhaftes Zeitmass – un poco maestoso
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(Richard Strauss) Vasily Petrenko, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
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Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, TrV 233: XII. Gefahrvolle Augenblicke: A tempo, lebhafter als vorher
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(Richard Strauss) Vasily Petrenko, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
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Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, TrV 233: XIII. Auf dem Gipfel
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(Richard Strauss) Vasily Petrenko, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
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Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, TrV 233: XIV. Vision: Fest und gehalten
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(Richard Strauss) Vasily Petrenko, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
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Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, TrV 233: XV. Nebel steigen auf: Etwas weniger breit
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(Richard Strauss) Vasily Petrenko, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
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Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, TrV 233: XVI. Die Sonne verdüstert sich allmählich
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(Richard Strauss) Vasily Petrenko, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
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Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, TrV 233: XVII. Elegie: Moderato espressivo
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(Richard Strauss) Vasily Petrenko, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
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Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, TrV 233: XVIII. Stille vor dem Sturm
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(Richard Strauss) Vasily Petrenko, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
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Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, TrV 233: XIX. Gewitter und Sturm. Abstieg: Schnell und heftig
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(Richard Strauss) Vasily Petrenko, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
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Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, TrV 233: XX. Sonnenuntergang
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(Richard Strauss) Vasily Petrenko, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
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Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, TrV 233: XXI. Ausklang: Etwas breit und getragen
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(Richard Strauss) Vasily Petrenko, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
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Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, TrV 233: XXII. Nacht: Breit – sehr langsam
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(Richard Strauss) Vasily Petrenko, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
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Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24, TrV 158
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(Richard Strauss) Vasily Petrenko, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
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