RICHARD STRAUSS-KARAJAN DOCUMENT

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Eine Alpensinfonie (An Alpine Symphony), Op. 64, is a large symphonic poem[2] composed by Richard Strauss between 1911 and 1915. A typical performance entails upwards of forty-five minutes of continuous music. It depicts a full-day excursion on a mountain in the Bavarian Alps, recalling in vivid orchestral expression the composer's own experiences hiking at age fourteen. Strauss dedicated the work to Count Nicolaus Seebach and the Royal Kapelle (Orchestra) in Dresden, the ensemble which gave the premiere in 1915.

The symphony was the first ever work to be released on CD, recorded by Herbert von Karajan for Deutsche Grammophon