Description In this live recording from 1991 Garmich-Partenkirchen Richard Strauss Festival, Erich Leinsdorf conducts the Berlin Statskapelle in Don Juan op. 20, Ein Heldenleben op. 40 and Holerlin Hymnen Op. 71, with soloist Sabine Hass. Leinsdorf was a renowned Strauss specialist who died in 1993. The Berlin Staatskapelle is one of the oldest orchestras in the world, and has held performances for over 400 years. Richard Strauss himself led this orchestra from 1898 as Principal Court Conductor and in 1908 was appointed General Director. This DVD also includes the option of viewingf running commentaries on the pieces as they are performed as well as liner notes, a glossary of music terms, historical markers for the pieces, and performer profiles. Audio playback options are 5.1 dolby digital and non-compressed stereo. Listmania!
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