Strauss, Richard > Schwarz, Gerard

Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben; Sextet from Capriccio / Schwarz, Seattle SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-10-30

Works: Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Capriccio, Op. 85
Performers: Talvi, Ilkka
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony

Autobiographical in content, Richard Strauss's Ein Heldenleben is one of a series of tone-poems, including, Also Sprach Zarathustra (Naxos 8.571215), in which he explored the...continue...

Richard Strauss: Macbeth; Dance of the Seven Veils; Metamorphosen / Gerard Schwarz

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-10-30

Works: Richard Strauss: Macbeth (symphonic poem), Op. 23; Salome, Op. 54; Metamorphosen for 23 solo Strings, AV 142
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony

The three works in this program reflect different aspects of Strauss's compositional life. The tone-poem Macbeth, written between 1888 and 1891, offers a grippingly taut...continue...
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Richard Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten, Symphonic Fantasy; Serenade for Winds; Josephs-Legende, Symphonic Fragment / Schwarz

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-10-30

Works: Richard Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65; Serenade for 13 wind instruments in E flat major, Op. 7 (TrV 106); Josephs Legende, symphonic fragment from the ballet, o.Op. 148 (TrV 231a, AV 148)
Performers: Ritt, David
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony

Richard Strauss revived some of his less well-known scores in later years, turning his richly imaginative fairytale opera Die Frau ohne Schatten into an attractively...continue...
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Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Symphonic Interludes from Intermezzo / Gerard Schwarz

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-09-25

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Intermezzo, Op. 72
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony Orchestra

This is "as good a performance and interpretation - and technical recording - of Also sprach Zarathustra as one would expect to find" (Gramophone). Inspired...continue...
Recording information: Seattle Center Opera House, USA (03/31/1987/05/13/1987)....continue...

Strauss: Symphonica Domestica; Symphonic Fragment from Die Liebe der Danae / Schwarz

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-09-25

Works: Richard Strauss: Sinfonia Domestica for orchestra, Op. 53 (TrV 209); Die Liebe der Danae - Opera, Op. 83, TrV 278
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony Orchestra

Richard Strauss's orchestral music includes several works with autobiographical significance, including Ein Heldenleben (Naxos 8.554417). Scored for large symphony orchestra, the Symphonia domestica d...continue...
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Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier, orchestral suite and waltz sequences

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-09-25

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier
Performers: Cerminaro, John; Hausmann, Ben; Larionoff, Maria
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Seattle Symphony Orchestra

One of Richard Strauss's supreme achievements, Der Rosenkavalier (The Knight of the Rose) is a romantic story of love and intrigue, a miraculous bend of...continue...
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Strauss: Symphonia Domestica, etc / Schwarz, et al

2 CD / Avie Records / 2009-04-01

Works: Richard Strauss: Sinfonia Domestica for orchestra, Op. 53 (TrV 209); Concerto for Oboe in D major, AV 144; Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64; Duet-Concertino for clarinet, bassoon, harp & strings, o.Op. 147...
Performers: Cox, Nicholas; Pendlebury, Alan; Small, Jonathan
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

A brilliant account of the Alpine Symphony The recording captures not only the clear sound of the Hall, but also encompasses the enormous dynamics of...continue...

Schwarz conducts Strauss: An Alpine Symphony, Suite

1 CD / Classico (Denmark) / 2003-05-02

Works: Richard Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64; Suite for 13 Winds in B flat major, Op. 4
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

R. Strauss, Tchaikovsky / Harrell, Schwarz, Royal Liverpool

1 CD / Classico (Denmark) / 2003-04-11

Works: Richard Strauss: Don Quixote, Op. 35; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Variations for Cello and Orchestra on a Rococo theme, Op. 33
Performers: Greenlees, David; Harrell, Lynn
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Carol's Concerto Collection / Rosenberger, Schwarz, et al

2 CD / Delos / 2001-01-01

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Keyboard in D major, H 18 no 2; Concerto for Keyboard in G major, H 18 no 4; Richard Strauss: Burleske for piano & orchestra (or 2 pianos) in D minor, o.Op. 85 (TrV 1...
Performers: Rosenberger, Carol [Piano]
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; New York Chamber Orchestra; Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Seattle Symphony Orchestra

Surround Spectacular - The Music, The Tests

2 CD / Delos / 1995-01-01

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Ottorino Respighi: Feste romane; Andrew York: Bantu, for guitar quartet; Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Alma Redemptoris mater; George Frederick Handel: W...
Performers: Lucas, Wendy Herner; Noehren, Robert; Rosenberger, Carol [Piano]; Rousseau, Eugene; Wilson, Todd [Organ]
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard; DePreist, James; ; Keene, Dennis; Fennell, Frederick; Macal, Zdenek; Pearson, Donald
Ensemble: ; Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center; Indiana Wind Ensemble; Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

Second Stage - The Symphonic Sound Stage Vol 2

1 CD / Delos / 1989-01-01

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Fireworks, Op. 4; Sergei Rachmaninov: Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27; Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 100 in G major, H 1 no 100 "Military"; Concerto for...
Performers: Rosenberger, Carol; Starker, János
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard; DePreist, James; de Carvalho, Eleazar
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra; Oregon Symphony Orchestra; Paraiba Symphony Orchestra; Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Seattle Symphony Orchestra

The Symphonic Sound Stage - A Listener's Guide

1 CD / Delos / 1987-01-01

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Salome, Op. 54; Ottorino Respighi: Feste romane; Manuel de Falla: Danza del molinero (from "El sombrero de tres picos"); Noches en los jardines de Espa&ntild...
Performers: Jones, Della; Starker, Janos
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard; DePreist, James
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Oregon Symphony Orchestra; Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Seattle Symphony Orchestra