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Strauss: Ein Heldenleben; Magnard: Chant Funebre

Strauss / Magnard / Orchestre National De Lille Release Date: 12/11/2015
Label: Naxos Catalog #:  Spars Code: DDD
Composer:  Richard Strauss ,  Albéric Magnard Conductor:  Jean-Claude Casadesus Orchestra/Ensemble:  Lille National Orchestra Number of Discs: 1
Recorded in: Stereo Length: 1 Hours 1 Mins.

The tone poems of Richard Strauss’s early career represent a remarkable extension of the ideas of Liszt and Wagner, and the autobiographical Ein Heldenleben exceeds its predecessors in terms of its demands on the orchestra. Its intricately interwoven sections create a single symphonic movement depicting heroism, love, and ultimately peace.

Albéric Magnard became a French national hero when he died defending his home at the outbreak of World War I. The Chant funèbre was written in memory of his father. This recording celebrates both the 40th anniversary of the Orchestre National de Lille and the 50th year of its founder Jean-Claude Casadesus’s career. - Naxos

An award-winning timpanist, Read more conductor and composer, Jean-Claude Casadesus is the nephew of Robert Casadesus. Read less