Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra - Debussy: Jeux London Symphony Orchestra & François-Xavier Roth

• Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949): Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176:
• 1Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176: I. Also sprach Zarathustra. Sonnenaufgang01:37
• 2Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176: II. Von den Hinterweltlern03:28
• 3Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176: III. Von den großen Sehnsucht01:48
• 4Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176: IV. Von den Freuden und Leidenschaften01:53
• 5Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176: V. Das Grablied02:07
• 6Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176: VI. Von der Wissenschaft04:05
• 7Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176: VIIa. Der Genesende. Energisch01:39
• 8Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176: VIIb. Der Genesende. Ziemlich langsam03:15
• 9Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176: VIII. Das Tanzlied07:10
• 10Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176: IX. Das Nachtwanderlied04:40
• Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918): Jeux, poème dansé, L. 133 (L. 126):
• 11Debussy: Jeux, poème dansé, L. 133 (L. 126)17:48
• Total Runtime49:30

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Opening with its famous ‘Sunrise’ fanfare, there is no mistaking Strauss’ Also sprach Zarathustra. A bold, intrepid tone poem, famously used by Stanley Kubrick in 2001: A Space Odyssey, it explores mankind’s place in the universe, diving headfirst into themes of religion, science and individuality.

François-Xavier Roth’s interpretation of Debussy’s Jeux completes the album. The kaleidoscopic score begins in a darkened stillness, developing fluidly with flashes of light and playful, chromatic motifs that perfectly depict the ‘games’—firstly childish, later amorous—of the ballet’s characters.

London Symphony Orchestra
François-Xavier Roth, conductor

François-Xavier Roth
born in Paris in November 1971, is one of the most charismatic and enterprising conductors of his generation. In September 2011 he took on the role of Principal Conductor of the SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg. He also holds the position of Associate Guest Conductor of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and maintains a special relationship with and regularly conducts the London Symphony Orchestra.

His repertoire ranges from music of the seventeenth century to contemporary work and encompasses all genres: symphonic, operatic and chamber. In 2003, he founded the innovative orchestra Les Siècles, which performs contrasting and colourful programmes on modern and period instruments as appropriate, often within the same concert.

Recent and forthcoming highlights include a tour of Japan with SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg and concerts with the London Symphony Orchestra, the Rotterdam Philharmonic, the Gothenburg Symphony, the Dresden and Bergen Philharmonics, the Ensemble Intercontemporain and the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. With Les Siècles, Roth has recently appeared at the Cologne Philharmonie, the Klara Festival in Brussels, the Rheingau Festival and at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome.

Equally committed to the world of opera, his period-instrument performances of Ambroise Thomas’ Mignon (2010) and Offenbach’s Les Brigands (2011) at the Opéra Comique in Paris and Mozart’s Idomeneo (2012) at the Luxembourg Opera were greeted by critical acclaim. Future opera engagements will include a return to Opéra Comique with a new production of Léo Delibes’ Lakmé.

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