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.

Composers Richard Strauss, Claude Debussy
Conductor François-Xavier Roth
Performers London Symphony Orchestra

Strauss – Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176
1. I. Also sprach Zarathustra. Sonnenaufgang
2. II. Von den Hinterweltlern
3. III. Von den großen Sehnsucht
4. IV. Von den Freuden und Leidenschaften
5. V. Das Grablied
6. VI. Von der Wissenschaft
7. VIIa. Der Genesende. Energisch
8. VIIb. Der Genesende. Ziemlich langsam
9. VIII. Das Tanzlied
10. IX. Das Nachtwanderlied

11. Debussy – Jeux, poème dansé, L. 133 (L. 126)

Release date 24 March 2023
LSO0833 | 0822231183327

1 disc in jewel case
Booklet in English, French & German
SACD incl. stereo | multi-channel 5.1

Producer & editor Nicholas Parker
Engineers Classic Sound Ltd
Recorded live in DSD 128 in January 2018 (Debussy) & in DSD 256 in November 2018 (Strauss)
in the Barbican Hall, London

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