Resources for Orchestra of Life Session 5
Recording used in Session 5
This is an excerpt on Spotify.
To hear the whole piece, click on the “…” and choose “Play on Spotify.”
To play in Apple Music:
This is an excerpt on Spotify.
To hear the whole piece, click on the “…” and choose “Play on Spotify.”
To play in Apple Music:
Video Recordings of Pieces Used in Session 5
Richard Strauss, Til Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche (Til Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks), Op. 28
The Vienna Philharmonic, conducted by Sir Georg Solti, performed in 1994 at Suntory Hall, Tokyo, Japan.
There are few full video recordings of performances of Til Eulenspiegel. There are hundreds of excerpts of live performances, however. Here is the premiere Strauss interpreter ever to live, Sir Georg Solti with the Vienna Philharmonic. This video captures the virtuosity of the orchestra.
The Story of Til Eulenspiegel
Created by Scott Holben, as part of his Excerpt Collection. Artwork by Tatiana Tushyna, Narration by Norbert Wendel, Audio Engineering by Kenji Ulmer.
This is a beautiful piece of art for all. This is a telling of the tale of Til Eulenspiegel taken from folklore but adapted to suggest what the composer wrote in sound. There is no actual description of what Strauss was portraying, per se, but this is wonderful.
Richard Strauss Conducting Til Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche
An excerpt from the documentary, “The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past.”
Here is rare video of a great composer, who was respected as a great conductor conducting. The late Maestro, George Szell, of the Cleveland Orchestra, comments. Note how Strauss does absolutely to help the orchestra in playing his most difficult music.