Also sprach Zarathustra

Album by Richard Strauss & Wiener Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan

Also sprach Zarathustra is a tone poem by German composer Richard Strauss, composed in 1896. The orchestral work employs late-Romantic harmony and expansive orchestration with prominent brass and sweeping strings, reflecting Strauss's engagement with programme music inspired by Nietzsche and marking a key stage in his development as a composer of large-scale symphonic poems.
First released: 1959

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30: Einleitung (Sonnenaufgang)
    1:47
  2. 2.
    Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30: Von den Hinterweltlern
    3:35
  3. 3.
    Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30: Von der großen Sehnsucht
    1:56
  4. 4.
    Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30: Von den Freuden- und Leidenschaften
    1:54
  5. 5.
    Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30: Das Grablied
    2:23
  6. 6.
    Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30: Von der Wissenschaft
    4:18
  7. 7.
    Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30: Der Genesende
    5:10
  8. 8.
    Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30: Das Tanzlied
    7:42
  9. 9.
    Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30: Das Nachtwandlerlied
    4:37

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