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STRAUSS,
Richard, 1864-1949
Eine Alpensinfonie /
Une symphonie alpestre / An Alpine
Symphony
Presenté par Matthias Auclair
[Paris,
Bibliothèque nationale de France]
De Main de Maître, 3.
Turnhout, 2026. 29 x 38 cm, 36, 112, 4
pp.
Full color facsimile of the autograph
manuscript, the tenth and last of
Strauss’ tone poems. Conceived by
Strauss in several phases between 1899
and 1915 it’s one of the composer’s
largest non-operatic scores calling
for about 125 players. The work
depicts the experience of eleven
hours—from daybreak to dawn—spent
climbing an Alpine mountain, a mission
that obviously reflects Strauss’
passion of nature. It's astounding how
the composer's steady and meticulous
hand changed very little from his
earliest to his latest composition,
case in point, compare Douze
variations pour piano (1878), this
work (1915) and Im Abendroth (1948),
all available in facsimile. Also clear
is the composer's artisan approach and
joy in the writing process, like
sitting down for a formal 10-course
dinner, savoring every aspect of the
piece, and done (historians tell us),
dressed in formal suit, tie, or bow
tie. Commentary in Fr-Eng. Hardbound,
with dust jacket. $316
(see
listing
of other 20th-century works)
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