Munich Philharmonic: Schönberg / StraussKlaus Mäkelä (conductor)
Both Arnold Schönberg’s Verklärte Nacht and Richard Straussʼs An Alpine Symphony begin with night-time and darkness.
Both Arnold Schönberg’s Verklärte Nacht and Richard Straussʼs An Alpine Symphony begin with night-time and darkness.
- Munich Philharmonic
- Klaus Mäkelä, conductor
While Schönberg’s wordless setting of a poem by Richard Dehmel tells of the transfiguration of emotions from nocturnal tragedy to a harmonious, bright night time, Strauss’s composition is above all a description of nature’s effect on our emotions. Nietzsche’s influence on Strauss’s views is ever present in the work. The exceptionally talented young Finnish conductor Klaus Mäkelä has time and again proven his ability to astonish audiences and critics alike.
Programme
- Arnold Schönberg: “Verklärte Nacht”, Op 4 in the version for string orchestra
- Richard Strauss: “An Alpine Symphony”, Op 64 for grand orchestra
