Discovering Masterpieces - Richard Strauss - Eine Alpensinfon [Alpine Symphony] (Documentary & performance recorded in 1998)

This volume introduces unschooled viewers to the work of Richard Strauss, with a documentary on the Alpine Symphony emceed by music journalist Habakuk Traber, and a performance of that orchestral work by the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden. ~ All Movie Guide

Colour/ 16.9
Dolby Digital 2.0

Documentary: 30 mins / Performance: 56 mins

This volume - one in a series of releases entitled Discovering Masterpieces of Classical Music - introduces unschooled viewers to the work of Richard Strauss, with a documentary on the Alpine Symphony emceed by music journalist Habakuk Traber, and a performance of that orchestral work by the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden. Giuseppe Sinopoli conducts. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide