The Best Recordings of Strauss Tone Poems

Gil Zilkha, singer/collector/music enthusiast In this installment of Essential Classical Music, I cover the best recordings of the major Strauss tone poems: Eine Alpensinfonie (Thus Spake Zarathustra), Also sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spake Zarathustra), Don Quixote, Don Juan, Ein Heldenleben, Metamorphosen, Symphonia Domestica, Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche (Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks), and Tod und Verklärung (Death and Transfiguration). This video is taken from my larger video covering the major symphonies and their best recordings. Featured conductors include Karajan, Szell, Reiner, and Furtwängler, among others. 0:00 Introduction 2:47 Eine Alpensinfonie 7:32 Also sprach Zarathustra 13:46 Don Quixote 18:48 Ein Heldenleben 25:01 Metamorphosen 32:43 Symphonia Domestica 36:45 Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Don Juan 41:55 Tod und Verklärung