Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra - Einleitung - Karajan . Live at Berlin Phillarmoniker, 1984

 

Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 (Thus Spoke Zarathustra or Thus Spake Zarathustra) is a tone poem by Richard Strauss, composed in 1896 and inspired by Friedrich Nietzsche's philosophical treatise of the same name.^[2]The composer conducted its first performance on 27 November 1896 in Frankfurt. A typical performance lasts half an hour.

The work has been part of the classical repertoire since its first performance in 1896. The initial fanfare – entitled "Sunrise" in the composer's program notes^[3] – became particularly well known to the general public due to its use in Stanley Kubrick's 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey. The fanfare has also been used in many other productions.   <Wikipedia>

 

 

 

 

 

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Also sprach Zarathustra op.30
Mariss Jansons
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Herkulessaal, München, 27 4/2007