Andris Nelsons conducts Strauss
featuring Steven Ansell, viola & Blaise Déjardin, cello
Andris Nelsons
Image credit:
Robert Torres
Andris Nelsons conducts Strauss
Recognized as one of the outstanding interpreters of Richard Strauss’ music, Andris Nelsons leads the BSO with Principal Cello Blaise Déjardin and Principal Viola Steven Ansell as soloists in Strauss’ picturesque Don Quixote, inspired by Miguel de Cervantes’ wondrous novel. Strauss’ An Alpine Symphony, the last in his string of virtuosic orchestral tone poems, depicts a thrilling hike up and back down a mountain. Its dramatic, contrasting episodes illustrate encounters with various aspects of the landscape, including the summit and a sudden storm. At the same time, the piece is a metaphor for profound philosophical contemplations that had occupied the composer for many years.
Recognized as one of the outstanding interpreters of Richard Strauss’ music, Andris Nelsons leads the BSO with Principal Cello Blaise Déjardin and Principal Viola Steven Ansell as soloists in Strauss’ picturesque Don Quixote, inspired by Miguel de Cervantes’ wondrous novel. Strauss’ An Alpine Symphony, the last in his string of virtuosic orchestral tone poems, depicts a thrilling hike up and back down a mountain. Its dramatic, contrasting episodes illustrate encounters with various aspects of the landscape, including the summit and a sudden storm. At the same time, the piece is a metaphor for profound philosophical contemplations that had occupied the composer for many years.
Recognized as one of the outstanding interpreters of Richard Strauss’ music, Andris Nelsons leads the BSO with Principal Cello Blaise Déjardin and Principal Viola Steven Ansell as soloists in Strauss’ picturesque Don Quixote, inspired by Miguel de Cervantes’ wondrous novel. Strauss’ An Alpine Symphony, the last in his string of virtuosic orchestral tone poems, depicts a thrilling hike up and back down a mountain. Its dramatic, contrasting episodes illustrate encounters with various aspects of the landscape, including the summit and a sudden storm. At the same time, the piece is a metaphor for profound philosophical contemplations that had occupied the composer for many years.
