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Strauss's Also sprach Zarathustra in Building a Library with Jonathan Cross and Andrew McGregor

In Building a Library, Jonathan Cross chooses his favourite recording of Strauss's Also sprach Zarathustra, and Allyson Devenish reviews a selection of new releases.

Andrew McGregor with the best new recordings of classical music.

2.00 pm
Allyson Devenish reviews a selection of new releases including music by Rossini, Zemlinsky and Brahms.

3.00 pm
Building a Library

Jonathan Cross chooses his favourite recording of Strauss's Also sprach Zarathustra.

Richard Strauss's tone poem, Also sprach Zarathustra, was composed in 1896 and inspired by Friedrich Nietzsche's philosophical novel Thus Spoke Zarathustra. The initial fanfare, "Sunrise", became well known after its use in Stanley Kubrick's 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey. The ±«Óătv used the theme in its television coverage of the Apollo space missions. It also became a regular intro to Elvis Presley's concerts in his later years.

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Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Vasily Petrenko (conductor)
LAW LWC1166

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Record of the Week: Andrew’s top pick.

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Sat 15 Jun 2024 14:00
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Music Played

  • Georg Philipp Telemann

    Was ist das Herz? - cantata no.10 (Aria)

    Singer: Marianne Beate Kielland. Performer: Bjarte Eike. Ensemble: Bergen Barokk.
    • Telemann: Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Vol. 8.
    • Toccata Classics.
    • 4.

  • Ernesto Lecuona

    Minstrels (19th Century Cuban Dances)

    Performer: Pierre Solot.
    • Fuga Libera.

  • Gioachino Rossini

    Vendicata! e di qual sangue... (Ermione)

    Singer: Serena Farnocchia. Singer: Patrick Kabongo Mubenga. Orchestra: Krakow Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Antonino Fogliani.
    • Naxos.

  • Johannes Brahms

    String Quintet no.2 in G major Op.111 (4th mvt)

    Performer: Lilli Maijala. Ensemble: Gringolts Quartet.
    • Bis.

  • Gustav Mahler

    Um Mitternacht (5 RĂŒckert-Lieder)

    Singer: Samuel Hasselhorn. Orchestra: Filharmonia PoznaƄska. Conductor: Ɓukasz Borowicz.
    • Harmonia Mundi.

  • Alexander von Zemlinsky

    Holdsel'ge Bianca.... (Eine florentinische Tragödie)

    Singer: Nikolai Schukoff. Singer: John Lundgren. Singer: Auơrinė Stundytė. Orchestra: Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest. Conductor: Marc Albrecht.
    • Pentatone.

  • Isaac AlbĂ©niz

    FĂȘte-Dieu Ă  SĂ©ville (Iberia - book 1)

    Performer: Peter Donohoe.
    • Peter Donohoe Plays Granados & AlbĂ©niz.
    • Chandos.
    • 3.

  • Kenneth Fuchs

    Eventide: Concerto for Alto Saxophone (Theme and Variations I - V)

    Performer: Tim McAllister. Orchestra: Sinfonia of London. Conductor: John Wilson.
    • Chandos.

  • Geoffrey Bush

    Songs of the Zodiac (Gemini to Virgo)

    Performer: Malcolm Martineau.
    • Signum.

  • Carl Heinrich Biber

    Mystery (Rosary) sonata no.12 in C major 'The Ascension of Jesus'

    Performer: Alan Choo. Ensemble: Apollo’s Fire. Director: Jeannette Sorrell.
    • Avie.

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