Alpensinfonie, Eine
Alpensinfonie, Eine (An Alpine Symphony). Orch. comp. by Richard Strauss (Op.64, 1911–15). 10th and last of his tone-poems. In 22 sections, it describes 24 hours in the mountains. Scored for very large orch. incl. wind and thunder machines. F.p. Berlin 1915, London 1923.
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