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Richard Strauss once boasted that he could depict even a knife and fork in music. So when he set out to depict the full majesty of the Bavarian Alps, the results are...well, hear for yourself as the ±«Óãtv Philharmonic and the Halle Orchestra join forces to storm the very summit of Strauss's mighty Alpine Symphony.

Waterfalls, glaciers, an ear-splitting storm - the views are spectacular! But Juanjo Mena will find an extra dimension in Strauss's vast hymn to nature, and send thrills tingling down your spine in the wonderfully over-the-top Festival Prelude. Amidst all this grandeur, enjoy a moment of quiet poetry in Strauss's beautiful songs Op.44; the latest discovery in our shared Manchester-wide exploration of these neglected, deeply romantic masterpieces.