An Alpine Symphony Op. 64 / Suite in B-flat Op. 4

Album by Richard Strauss & Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra & Gerard Schwarz

An Alpine Symphony, Op. 64, is a tone poem composed by Richard Strauss between 1911 and 1915. The work musically depicts a day's journey ascending and descending an Alpine mountain, utilizing a large orchestra to evoke vivid natural scenes and atmospheric conditions. Suite in B-flat, Op. 4, is an early composition by Strauss, written in 1884. This suite showcases his developing orchestral style through its classical structure and instrumentation.

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  1. 1.
    An Alpine Symphony Op.64: Night
    2:48
  2. 2.
    An Alpine Symphony Op.64: Sunrise
    1:27
  3. 3.
    An Alpine Symphony Op.64: The Ascent
    2:09
  4. 4.
    An Alpine Symphony Op.64: Entry into the Forest
    4:48
  5. 5.
    An Alpine Symphony Op.64: Wandering by the Brook
    0:45
  6. 6.
    An Alpine Symphony Op.64: By the Waterfall
    0:14
  7. 7.
    An Alpine Symphony Op.64: Apparition
    0:46
  8. 8.
    An Alpine Symphony Op.64: On Flowery Meadows
    0:49
  9. 9.
    An Alpine Symphony Op.64: On the High Pastures
    1:49
  10. 10.
    An Alpine Symphony Op.64: Through Thicket and Briar on the Wrong Path
    1:14
  11. 11.
    An Alpine Symphony Op.64: On the Glacier
    0:56
  12. 12.
    An Alpine Symphony Op.64: Dangerous Moments
    1:12
  13. 13.
    An Alpine Symphony Op.64: On the Summit
    4:07
  14. 14.
    An Alpine Symphony Op.64: Visions
    3:05
  15. 15.
    An Alpine Symphony Op.64: Mists Arise
    0:16
  16. 16.
    An Alpine Symphony Op.64: The Sun is Gradually Obscured
    0:41
  17. 17.
    An Alpine Symphony Op.64: Elegy
    1:43
  18. 18.
    An Alpine Symphony Op.64: Calm before the Storm
    2:13
  19. 19.
    An Alpine Symphony Op.64: Thunderstorm, Descent
    3:03
  20. 20.
    An Alpine Symphony Op.64: Sunset
    1:50
  21. 21.
    An Alpine Symphony Op.64: Echo
    5:22
  22. 22.
    An Alpine Symphony Op.64: Night
    2:02
  23. 23.
    Suite in B-Flat Op.4: I. Praeludium - Allegretto
    6:41
  24. 24.
    Suite in B-Flat Op.4: II. Romanze - Andante
    4:53
  25. 25.
    Suite in B-Flat Op.4: III. Gavotte - Allegro
    4:05
  26. 26.
    Suite in B-Flat Op.4: IV. Introduction and Fugue - Andante cantabile, allegro con brio
    6:40

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