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R. STRAUSS Salome’s Dance from 𝘚𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘮𝘦
R. STRAUSS Symphonic Fantasy on 𝘋𝘪𝘦 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘶 𝘰𝘩𝘯𝘦 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯
Franz Welser-Möst and the Orchestra explore the boundless theatrical imagination of Richard Strauss through excerpts from two treasured operas. These sumptuous scores capture different extremes of the brilliant composer: the flagrantly seductive in 𝘚𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘮𝘦 and the transcendently philosophical in 𝘋𝘪𝘦 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘶 𝘰𝘩𝘯𝘦 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯.
Surrounded by his favorite paintings at Vienna’s Leopold Museum, Welser-Möst considers the private encounter between artwork and viewer — just as a painting reveals different forms to different eyes, “a performance is very much determined by the audience.” He recalls the thrill of his own first experience seeing 𝘚𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘮𝘦, and marvels at Strauss’s ability to elevate humanity through music.
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