STRAUSS, R: TONE POEMS - SINOPOLI, NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC; DRESDEN STAATSKAPELLE (2 CDS)

Four great Straussian heroes (including Strauss himself), in sumptuous readings by Giuseppe Sinopoli. Also sprach Zarathustra and Tod und Verklarung receive taut, thrilling readings from the New York Philharmonic. Ein Heldenleben and Don Juan are spacious and gloriously recorded with plenty of colourful orchestral detail.

RICHARD STRAUSS
CD1
Don Juan, Op. 20
Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40

CD2
Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30
Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24

Staatskapelle Dresden [CD1]
New York Philharmonic [CD2]
Giuseppe Sinopoli