After the successful release of Richard Strauss’s Ein Heldenleben in 2004, Mariss Jansons and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra once again present two familiar symphonic poems by Strauss, who had such close ties with the then fledgling Concertgebouw Orchestra.
This CD brings together live performances of Don Juan and Eine Alpensinfonie which were recorded during the 2007–8 season and which met with great acclaim both in and outside the Netherlands. Although Don Juan and Eine Alpensinfonie were not dedicated to Willem Mengelberg and the Concertgebouw Orchestra, as Ein Heldenleben was, both works sound here as if they were written for the Amsterdam-based orchestra.
Recorded live at Concertgebouw Amsterdam on 19, 20, 21 and 23 September 2007 (Alpensinfonie) and 18 and 21 October 2007 and 16 and 17 January 2008 (Don Juan).
