R. Strauss: Tanzsuite & Divertimento aus Klavierstücken von François Couperin

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Jun Märkl
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Richard Strauss

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Performer Biography

The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (NZSO), founded in 1946, is one of the world's oldest national symphony orchestras.

Composition History

Richard Strauss's Dance Suite, based on keyboard pieces by the French composer François Couperin, was originally intended as a series of instrumental pieces.

Compositional Technique

The orchestration of the Divertimento, characteristic of Richard Strauss, includes celesta, harp, harpsichord, and organ, variously deployed.

Composition History

The Divertimento of 1940-41 was created at the suggestion of conductor Clemens Krauss and was mostly written to complement the Dance Suite for a ballet titled Verklungene Feste.

Composer Biography

Richard Strauss, born in 1864, was the son of a distinguished horn-player, Franz Joseph Strauss, who was a member of the Munich Court Orchestra for 50 years.

Composer Biography

Richard Strauss began his career as an assistant conductor at Meiningen under Hans von Bülow, who was Franz Liszt's former son-in-law, and Strauss soon succeeded him.

Performer Biography

The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra has performed on film soundtracks, including Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and The Hobbit films.