R. Strauss: Le bourgeois gentilhomme Suite & Ariadne auf Naxos, Symphony-suite

Featuring

JoAnn Falletta
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Richard Strauss

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Compositional Technique

Richard Strauss's Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme suite is described as "neo-classic" and "unexpectedly lean" for Strauss, contrasting with the "macro-decibels of his more familiar work."

Performer Biography

The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by JoAnn Falletta, has won GRAMMY® Awards and has a permanent home in Kleinhans Music Hall, a National Historic Landmark.

Composition History

Richard Strauss's incidental music for Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme was composed in 1912 for a revival of Molière's play, encouraged by his long-time collaborator Hugo von Hofmannsthal.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Richard Strauss remained especially fond of his Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme score, even selecting it for a ceremony honouring his 84th birthday.

Recording & Production

This album features the world première recording of D. Wilson Ochoa's Symphony-Suite arrangement of Richard Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos.

Composition History

D. Wilson Ochoa's Symphony-Suite arrangement of Ariadne auf Naxos was scored in 2010 for Giancarlo Guerrero and the Nashville Symphony.

Performer Biography

D. Wilson Ochoa, the arranger of the Ariadne auf Naxos Symphony-Suite, is the Principal Librarian for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and previously played French horn professionally for 13 years.