DIGITAL RECORDING FOR THE FIRST CD DEUTCHE GRAMMOPHON ISSUED
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The Alpine Symphony is one of Strauss’ largest non-operatic conceptions, and the composer himself considered it his best-wrought work in terms of its orchestration.
Symphony is scored for the following forces:
Woodwinds
4 Flutes (Fl. 3, 4 doubling Piccolos)
3 Oboes (Ob. 3 doubling English Horn)
Heckelphone
2 Clarinets in B-flat
Clarinet in E-flat
Clarinet in C (doubling Bass Clarinet in B-flat)
4 Bassoons (Bsn. 4 doubling Contrabassoon)
Brass
8 Horns (Hns. 5-8 doubling Wagner Tubas in F and B-flat)
4 Trumpets
4 Trombones
2 Tubas
12 Offstage Horns
2 Offstage Trumpets
2 Offstage Trombones
Percussion
Timpani (2 players)
Bass Drum
Cymbals
Tam-tam
Triangle
Cowbells
Glockenspiel
Wind Machine
Thunder Machine
Keyboards
Organ
Celesta
Strings
2 Harps
Violins I (18), II (16)
Violas (12)
Violoncellos (10)
Double basses (8)
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