Metamorphosen / Tod und Verklärung

Metamorphosen / Tod und Verklärung is a recording pairing of orchestral works by Richard Strauss, originally composed in 1945 and 1888–89 respectively. Musically it juxtaposes a late, introspective work for an ensemble of solo strings reflecting on the devastation of the Second World War with an earlier late-Romantic tone poem that explores death and transfiguration through expansive orchestration, illustrating contrasting phases of Strauss's compositional career.