A gravação de Also Sprach Zarathustra e Till Eulenspiegel de Strauss por Maazel com a Philharmonia em 1962 é uma performance fabulosa, tanto musicalmente como em termos sonoros, mais um reconhecimento da longa e distinta carreira do falecido Lorin Maazel como um dos grandes condutores de sempre. Corte nos Abbey Road Studios a partir das Master Tapes Originais analógicas!

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Of all the famous recordings of this celebrated work, Maazel's 1962 Philharmonia recording must be the best kept secret.

Passed over by comparative reviews by journalists and broadcasters (Gramophone's survey of recordings of the work in November 2014 fails to mention it at all) it is actually a stunner, both musically and sonically and is another fitting testament to the late Lorin Maazel's long and distinguished career as one of the world's greatest conductors.

In the original review in The Gramophone of August 1963, M.M enthused:

If beauty of playing, whether on the part of strings, woodwind, or brass, can win the day, then for Also Sprach the day is here won; there can hardly be on disc more polished playing, even from the Philharmonia, than there is here. Lorin Maazel, gives, too, a polished reading of the piece... The orchestral playing is matched very closely by the recording. This... never puts a foot wrong. Every section of the orchestra is given a silky sound, and the biggest climaxes - of which Also sprach is not exactly short - are handled without any flinching whatever... The balance, too, is throughout ideal...

Lista de Faixas:

Lado A
Symphonic Poem: "ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA" Op.30 (RICHARD STRAUSS)
1. Part 1

THE PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA
Conducted by LORIN MAAZEL

Lado B
Symphonic Poem: "ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA" Op.30 (RICHARD STRAUSS)
1. Part 2
2. Symphonic Poem: "TILL EULENSPIEGELS LUSTIGE STREICHE" Op.28 (RICHARD STRAUSS)

THE PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA
Conduzida por LORIN MAAZEL

Recorded on 19, 25 & 28 June 1962, Kingsway Hall, London
Producer Walter Legge - Engineer Douglas Larter

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