Munich Philharmonic: Strauss4th Youth Concert, conducted by Klaus Mäkelä
The Munich Philharmonic’s fourth Youth Concert will take place under the baton of Klaus Mäkelä. The narrator is Malte Arkona.
The Munich Philharmonic’s fourth Youth Concert will take place under the baton of Klaus Mäkelä. The narrator is Malte Arkona.
- Munich Philharmonic
- Malte Arkona, narrator
- Klaus Mäkelä, conductor
Richard Strauss, an enthusiastic mountaineer, scored An Alpine Symphony for a massive orchestra that includes a wind machine, thunder sheet and cowbells. In 22 stations, Strauss describes a dramatic mountain hike, taking in nature’s spectacles such as sunrise and sunset, fog, a waterfall, stormy weather and a thunderstorm as well as elation at having reached the summit and relief after a successful descent.
Is all that just an auditory depiction of nature, or is there more to it? With the young Finnish conductor Klaus Mäkelä as their “mountain guide”, the Munich Philharmonic embark on a resounding mountain expedition, narrated by Malte Arkona.
Programme
Richard Strauss: “An Alpine Symphony”, Op 64 for grand orchestra
