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Contents Introduction Classical Department Store Everyone's "favorites" are here When it comes to classical music, start with these 100 songs, 100 titles! [Part 3: Orchestral Music Edition] [SHM-CD Specification] [Green Color Label Coating] R. Strauss, the last great master of German Romanticism, presents his magnificent symphonic poem "Ein Heldenleben" and the intoxicating "Symphonic Fantasy" compiled from the opera "Die Frau ohne Schatten." This album, featuring orchestral music of rare magnitude and diversity, is richly performed by Thielemann, a leading contemporary German conductor, and the Vienna Philharmonic, and is a worthy new standard. R. Strauss: 1. Symphonic Fantasy "Die Frau ohne Schatten" (Woman Without a Shadow) 2. Symphonic Poem "Ein Heldenleben" (A Hero's Life), Op. 40 Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Rainer Honeck (violin) (2) Conductor: Christian Thielemann Recording: September 2002, Vienna (Live) Media Reviews etc. R. Strauss, the last great master of German Romanticism, presents his magnificent symphonic poem "Ein Heldenleben" and the intoxicating "Symphonic Fantasy" compiled from the opera "Die Frau ohne Schatten." This album, in which Thielemann, a leading contemporary German conductor, and the Vienna Philharmonic perform orchestral music of rare magnitude and diversity with richness, is a worthy new standard. (C)RS
