Death and Transfiguration / Metamorphosen

Album by Richard Strauss & The Philadelphia Orchestra & Eugene Ormandy

Death and Transfiguration and Metamorphosen are two orchestral works by Richard Strauss, composed in 1889 and 1945 respectively. The former is a tone poem depicting an artist's final moments and spiritual ascent, while the latter is an elegy for 23 solo strings reflecting on the devastation of World War II.
First released: 1986

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Death and Transfiguration, op. 24
    24:31
  2. 2.
    Metamorphosen
    27:16

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