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.
First released: 2001
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- 1.An Alpine Symphony Op.64: Night2:48
- 2.An Alpine Symphony Op.64: Sunrise1:27
- 3.An Alpine Symphony Op.64: The Ascent2:09
- 4.An Alpine Symphony Op.64: Entry into the Forest4:48
- 5.An Alpine Symphony Op.64: Wandering by the Brook0:45
- 6.An Alpine Symphony Op.64: By the Waterfall0:14
- 7.An Alpine Symphony Op.64: Apparition0:46
- 8.An Alpine Symphony Op.64: On Flowery Meadows0:49
- 9.An Alpine Symphony Op.64: On the High Pastures1:49
- 10.An Alpine Symphony Op.64: Through Thicket and Briar on the Wrong Path1:14
- 11.An Alpine Symphony Op.64: On the Glacier0:56
- 12.An Alpine Symphony Op.64: Dangerous Moments1:12
- 13.An Alpine Symphony Op.64: On the Summit4:07
- 14.An Alpine Symphony Op.64: Visions3:05
- 15.An Alpine Symphony Op.64: Mists Arise0:16
- 16.An Alpine Symphony Op.64: The Sun is Gradually Obscured0:41
- 17.An Alpine Symphony Op.64: Elegy1:43
- 18.An Alpine Symphony Op.64: Calm before the Storm2:13
- 19.An Alpine Symphony Op.64: Thunderstorm, Descent3:03
- 20.An Alpine Symphony Op.64: Sunset1:50
- 21.An Alpine Symphony Op.64: Echo5:22
- 22.An Alpine Symphony Op.64: Night2:02
- 23.Suite in B-Flat Op.4: I. Praeludium - Allegretto6:41
- 24.Suite in B-Flat Op.4: II. Romanze - Andante4:53
- 25.Suite in B-Flat Op.4: III. Gavotte - Allegro4:05
- 26.Suite in B-Flat Op.4: IV. Introduction and Fugue - Andante cantabile, allegro con brio6:40





