- Artists:
- William Steinberg,
- Boston Symphony Orchestra
R. Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra
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Release date: January 15, 2027
The Boston Symphony Orchestra and its then principal conductor, William Steinberg, only made a few recordings for Deutsche Grammophon in 1970/71. However, these recordings of 20th-century masterpieces are still considered unsurpassed today.
One of these is Richard Strauss’s ‘Also sprach Zarathustra’ The recording was made on 24 March 1971 at Boston’s Symphony Hall. Steinberg’s interpretation, with its powerful and clearly defined orchestral sound, makes this recording of huge interest to classical music lovers and discerning vinyl collectors alike.
“Incandescent ... superbly balanced.” — GRAMOPHONE on Steinberg /Also sprach Zarathustra.
The audiophile vinyl series The Original Source presents outstanding recordings from the 1970s in a whole new sound quality. For this, the renowned Emil Berliner Studios have remastered and cut the original four- and eight-track tapes in 100% analog quality (AAA) using technologies developed specifically to produce the series. The sonic differences to the original releases are considerable: greater clarity, more subtleties and improvements in frequency response, while at the same time less background noise, distortion and compression allow for an audiophile listening experience like never before.
Pressed on 180 g vinyl and released as a deluxe gatefold edition, featuring the original covers and liner notes, as well as additional photographs and facsimiles of the recording logs and tape boxes. Due to high demand, an unnumbered reissue is now being released.
Tracklisting:
Side 1
01. I. Einleitung, oder Sonnenaufgang
02. II. Von den Hinterweltlern
03. III. Von der großen Sehnsucht
04. IV. Von den Freuden und Leidenschaften
05. V. Das Grablied
06. VI. Von der Wissenschaft
07. VIIa. Der Genesende. Energische
Side 2
01. VIIb. Der Genesende
02. VIII. Das Tanzlied - Das Nachtlied
03. IX. Das Nachtwandlerlied