NHK Symphony Orchestra - R. Strauss An Alpine Symphony - Joseph's Legend (2025) [Official Digital Download 24/192]

The orchestral works of R. Strauss have been at the center of Paavo Järvi's programming and recording projects as principal conductor of the NHK Symphony Orchestra. He has recorded seven works on three discs, beginning with "Life of a Hero," and now comes the final installment, "Alpine Symphony," which will be the final installment of the series. Originally scheduled to be performed during Järvi's final season as principal conductor of the NHK Symphony Orchestra, the performance was postponed until April 2023 due to the Corona disaster, and was recorded live on that occasion. The work is a day-long journey of "dawn, climbing a mountain, reaching the summit while admiring various mountain landscapes, meeting a storm on the way down, but escaping the storm at dusk," and the joyful mood of climbing, the spray of a gushing spring, the distant view of the summit, and the storm are beautifully depicted in music using the colorful and infinite palette of tones of a large orchestra. The music beautifully depicts the joys of the climb, the splashing of the spring, the distant sights of the summit, and the storms. And, in truth, it is emotional music oozing with feelings of awe, empathy, and resignation toward the wilderness that lies behind the concrete descriptions. The coupling "Joseph's Music" is a suite for concert performance, arranged from the ballet music of the same name.

TRACKLIST

1. NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo & Paavo Jarvi - Strauss: An Alpine Symphony, Op. 64, TrV 233: I. Night
2. NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo & Paavo Jarvi - Strauss: An Alpine Symphony, Op. 64, TrV 233: II. Sunrise
3. NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo & Paavo Jarvi - Strauss: An Alpine Symphony, Op. 64, TrV 233: III. The Ascent
4. NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo & Paavo Jarvi - Strauss: An Alpine Symphony, Op. 64, TrV 233: IV. Entering the Forest
5. NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo & Paavo Jarvi - Strauss: An Alpine Symphony, Op. 64, TrV 233: V. Wandering by the Forest
6. NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo & Paavo Jarvi - Strauss: An Alpine Symphony, Op. 64, TrV 233: VI. By the Waterfall
7. NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo & Paavo Jarvi - Strauss: An Alpine Symphony, Op. 64, TrV 233: VII. Apparition
8. NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo & Paavo Jarvi - Strauss: An Alpine Symphony, Op. 64, TrV 233: VIII. Flowery Meadows
9. NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo & Paavo Jarvi - Strauss: An Alpine Symphony, Op. 64, TrV 233: IX. In the Mountain Pasture
10. NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo & Paavo Jarvi - Strauss: An Alpine Symphony, Op. 64, TrV 233: X. On the Wrong Track through Thickets and Undergrowth
11. NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo & Paavo Jarvi - Strauss: An Alpine Symphony, Op. 64, TrV 233: XI. On the Glacier
12. NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo & Paavo Jarvi - Strauss: An Alpine Symphony, Op. 64, TrV 233: XII. Precarious Moments
13. NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo & Paavo Jarvi - Strauss: An Alpine Symphony, Op. 64, TrV 233: XIII. On the Summit
14. NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo & Paavo Jarvi - Strauss: An Alpine Symphony, Op. 64, TrV 233: XIV. Vision
15. NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo & Paavo Jarvi - Strauss: An Alpine Symphony, Op. 64, TrV 233: XV. Rising Mists
16. NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo & Paavo Jarvi - Strauss: An Alpine Symphony, Op. 64, TrV 233: XVI. The Sun Gradually Dims
17. NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo & Paavo Jarvi - Strauss: An Alpine Symphony, Op. 64, TrV 233: XVII. Elegy
18. NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo & Paavo Jarvi - Strauss: An Alpine Symphony, Op. 64, TrV 233: XVIII. Calm before the Storm
19. NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo & Paavo Jarvi - Strauss: An Alpine Symphony, Op. 64, TrV 233: XIX. Thunderstorm, Descent
20. NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo & Paavo Jarvi - Strauss: An Alpine Symphony, Op. 64, TrV 233: XX. Sunset
21. NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo & Paavo Jarvi - Strauss: An Alpine Symphony, Op. 64, TrV 233: XXI. Epilogue
22. NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo & Paavo Jarvi - Strauss: An Alpine Symphony, Op. 64, TrV 233: XXII. Night
23. NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo & Paavo Jarvi - Strauss: Joseph's Legend - Symphonic Fragment AV 148 / TrV 231a



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