Strauss - Also sprach Zarathustra
Sat 18 Jan 2014 Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Juanjo Mena conducts the BBC Philharmonic in Strauss's Also Sprach Zarathustra.
Juanjo Mena conducts the BBC Philharmonic in Strauss's Also Sprach Zarathustra.
Programme
- Also sprach Zarathustra
- Three Hymns by Friedrich Hölderlin, Op 71
- Don Quixote, Op 35
Performers
- Juanjo MenaConductor
- Soile IsokoskiSoprano
- Steven IsserlisCello
Composers
Concert Information
In the primal darkness, there is a beam of light. A trumpet sounds, two chords blast forth - and in an instant, the whole universe is ablaze with colour. Richard Strauss wanted Also Sprach Zarathustra to tell the ‘entire story of humanity' - and there's no more stunning way to begin our 150th birthday tribute to the greatest storyteller in 20th century music.
Juanjo Mena conducts, and the world-famous Finnish soprano Soile Isokoski sings three of Strauss's songs, before cellist Steven Isserlis takes the title role in Strauss's warm-hearted re-telling of the comical adventures of Don Quixote.
