Violinist Renaud Capuçon pays homage to Richard Strauss with a 3 CD compilation of chamber and orchestral works. The album is bookended by a new recording of the youthful Violin Concerto with the Wiener Symphoniker led by Petr Popelka, and an archival reading of Ein Heldenleben. Recorded in 2000, “A Hero’s Life” comes from Capuçon’s days as leader of the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester conducted by the late Seiji Ozawa. The repertoire also includes the Daphne-Etude for solo violin, the Violin Sonata (with pianist Guillaume Bellom), and Piano Quartet (adding violist Paul Zientara and cellist Julia Hagen). The Sextet from Capriccio and string septet arrangement of Metamorphosen in a live performance from the 2022 Salzburg Festival complete this deluxe compendium from Strauss’s late-Romantic sound world.
Richard Strauss
I’m a huge fan of Richard Strauss’s music. I’m especially excited about the archival recording of Strauss’s Ein Heldenleben. It’s an autobiographical work, but it’s easy to put yourself in the hero’s shoes. If you’re new to Strauss’s music and want to dive in, this is a great place to start.
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