R Strauss Also sprach Zarathustra
R Strauss Four Early Songs, Op. 33
R Strauss Notturno, Op. 44 No. 1
R Strauss Dance of the Seven Veils and Final Scene from Salome
Vladimir Jurowski conductor
Karita Mattila soprano
Thomas Hampson baritone



This evening we hear ten years in the life of Richard Strauss, creator of some of the most sumptuous, luxurious music of the late Romantic period. First we travel from the surging brilliance of the infamous Also sprach Zarathustra to four tender and rarely heard songs from the same year. After the gentle glow of the evening-themed Notturno comes darkness of a very different sort: the most provocative, dramatically charged chunk of music Strauss wrote – the dying minutes of his opera-shocker Salome. Karita Mattila sings the deranged princess and Vladimir Jurowski marshals the huge orchestra.

Generously supported by the Sharp Family.

Free pre-concert discussion | 6.15pm–6.45pm | Royal Festival Hall
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Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176 - II. Of the Afterworldsmen
Strauss: Salome, Op. 54, TrV 215 - Scene 4: Wo ist Salome? (Where is Salome?)
Strauss: Salome, Op. 54, TrV 215 - Scene 4: Wahrhaftig, Herr, es ware besser (Truly, my lord, it were better)
Strauss: Salome, Op. 54, TrV 215 - Scene 4: Siehe, der Tag ist nahe (So the day is come)

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