Richard Strauss (1864–1949)

Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30

Tone poem after Friedrich Nietzsche

Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra
Hartmut Haenchen, conductor

1. Einleitung (Introduction) – 1:40

2. Von den Hinterweltlern (Of the Backworldsmen) – 3:39

3. Von der großen Sehnsucht (Of the Great Longing) – 2:20

4. Von den Freuden und Leidenschaften (Of Joys and Passions) – 2:01

5. Das Grablied (The Song of the Grave) – 2:06

6. Von der Wissenschaft (Of Science) – 4:08

7. Der Genesende (The Convalescent) – 4:53

8. Das Tanzlied (The Dance Song) – 8:14

9. Nachtwandlerlied (Song of the Night Wanderer) – 4:18

Metamorphosen

Study for 23 Solo Strings

10. Metamorphosen – 28:32

Total time: 61:46

Recording: Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 1996
Orchestra: Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Hartmut Haenchen