Josephs Legende

Album by Richard Strauss & Budapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

First released: 12th June 2007

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: (untitled)
    0:30
  2. 2.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: A vast pillared hall in the Palladian style
    0:33
  3. 3.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: Each of them approaches the dais...
    0:07
  4. 4.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: The slave with the gems
    0:06
  5. 5.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: The slave with the carpet
    0:07
  6. 6.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: The slave with the two white greyhounds
    0:12
  7. 7.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: The first slave sets the bowl with gems before Potiphar's wife
    0:34
  8. 8.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: Procession and dance of the women
    1:00
  9. 9.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: Then the unveiled women...
    0:21
  10. 10.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: First figure of the dance
    0:24
  11. 11.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: Second figure of the dance
    1:42
  12. 12.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: Soon, with lascivious gestures...
    2:43
  13. 13.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: Third figure of the dance
    0:22
  14. 14.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: Again the unveiled women pace...
    0:43
  15. 15.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: But suddenly a dancer emerges from their midst...
    2:51
  16. 16.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: Sulamith's dance comes to an end
    0:28
  17. 17.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: The Sheik bows before Potiphar...
    0:36
  18. 18.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: The Sheik again beckons to the young oriental on the gallery...
    0:38
  19. 19.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: The boxers begin a sort of dance...
    1:23
  20. 20.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: One senses how the boxers...
    0:38
  21. 21.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: Suddenly the latter throw themselves on each other and begin to box
    0:15
  22. 22.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: They interrupt the fight...
    0:52
  23. 23.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: Then Potiphar makes a sign and his armed men step in
    0:36
  24. 24.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: The Sheik bows again and gestures upwards again
    1:10
  25. 25.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: The Sheik goes up to him...
    1:53
  26. 26.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: The harpists, flutists and boys with cymbals begin to play...
    1:19
  27. 27.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: Meanwhile he makes four leaps in the four directions of the compass...
    1:57
  28. 28.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: Third figure of the dance
    1:15
  29. 29.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: Suddenly his leaping takes on something somewhat heavy...
    3:31
  30. 30.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: Fourth figure of the dance
    3:14
  31. 31.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: After Joseph has given expression to the heights of lightness and joy...
    0:26
  32. 32.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: Potiphar makes a sign and the two mulattos...
    1:02
  33. 33.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: Potiphar's wife, who is still holding the collar high in the air...
    2:18
  34. 34.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: Potiphar gestures to have the tables cleared
    2:12
  35. 35.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: Evening falls
    3:32
  36. 36.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: Then he rises...
    1:31
  37. 37.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: Then a door in the right wall opens and Potiphar's wife...
    1:38
  38. 38.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: When she touches him...
    0:15
  39. 39.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: She straightens up and for a moment she stands there as if frozen...
    1:49
  40. 40.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: Then Joseph's stillness is broken...
    0:26
  41. 41.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: For a moment, Joseph stays there on the ground...
    0:12
  42. 42.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: She puts both arms around him...
    0:57
  43. 43.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: At first, Joseph stands there motionless...
    0:11
  44. 44.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: Naked from shoulder to waist...
    1:49
  45. 45.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: All in vain; he does not bow down towards her...
    0:24
  46. 46.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: Suddenly, as though they had heard a noise...
    0:08
  47. 47.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: Potiphar's wife rises up in passion...
    0:32
  48. 48.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: Now the young slave girl...
    0:10
  49. 49.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: And now, also from stage right...
    0:58
  50. 50.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: These figures of the dance must rush past as quickly as a dream
    0:25
  51. 51.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: Second figure of the dance
    0:26
  52. 52.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: Joseph stands motionless...
    0:08
  53. 53.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: Suddenly a dull silence falls
    0:23
  54. 54.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: Now the young slave girl brings Potiphar's wife...
    0:30
  55. 55.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: For a moment she holds the coat...
    0:17
  56. 56.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: Suddenly and violently...
    0:30
  57. 57.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: Potiphar looks at her for a moment and then at Joseph...
    0:30
  58. 58.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: For a moment she stands there as though purged of her violent passion
    0:34
  59. 59.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: At the moment that the two torturers take hold of Joseph...
    0:31
  60. 60.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: Fear, and ultimately horror takes over
    0:20
  61. 61.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: Suddenly the glow of the flames rises up again...
    0:49
  62. 62.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: A ray of light comes from the star...
    0:36
  63. 63.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: Behind this veil of light...
    0:30
  64. 64.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: Smoothly flying...
    0:24
  65. 65.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: At the same moment his chains shatter and fall to the ground...
    1:27
  66. 66.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: Potiphar's wife stretches both arms stiffly out...
    0:10
  67. 67.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: She falls back dead into the arms of her women
    0:05
  68. 68.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: At this moment...
    0:54
  69. 69.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: Horrified, Potiphar slowly shrinks back
    0:25
  70. 70.
    Josephs Legende, op. 63: Joseph and the angel stride onwards...
    1:34

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