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Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 "Eroica" - Strauss: Metamorphosen

9/6/2019, 5 Tracks, 1:15:19

A new orchestra was born in July 2018: the Sinfonia Grange au Lac, a select group of top musicians brought together to perform at the festival Rencontres Musicales d'Evian, which was founded by Mstislav Rostropovich in 1985. Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the orchestra in a live concert featuring Strauss's Metamorphosen and Beethoven's Eroica Symphony.

Featuring

  • Esa-Pekka Salonen
  • Sinfonia Grange au Lac
  • Richard Strauss
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

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Instruments

La Grange au Lac, the concert hall where this album was recorded, was built entirely of wood and is said to sound like the inside of a cello.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Beethoven's Eroica Symphony was originally dedicated to Bonaparte, but Beethoven furiously crossed out the dedication when Bonaparte proclaimed himself Emperor.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Richard Strauss's Metamorphosen emerged from the ruins of Nazism at the end of World War II, and was commissioned by Swiss patron Paul Sacher.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Esa-Pekka Salonen, the conductor, is known for his restless innovation and efforts to reposition classical music in the 21st century.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This recording captures the inaugural concert of the Sinfonia Grange au Lac, an orchestra created from scratch in 2018.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

The Sinfonia Grange au Lac is a new orchestra, formed by musicians from major European orchestras, with an average age of about 35.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

In the final Adagio section of Metamorphosen, Richard Strauss quotes the Marcia Funebre from Beethoven's Third Symphony, a tribute to his admired predecessor.

Source: Booklet

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