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Composer(s): Strauss, Richard
Conductor(s): Bollon, Fabrice
Orchestra(s): Staatskapelle Halle
Label: Naxos
Genre: Ballet
Period: 20th Century
Catalogue No: 8.574551
Barcode: 747313455171
Release Date: 03/2024
STRAUSS, R.: Josephslegende (The Legend of Joseph) (Staatskapelle Halle, Bollon)
Richard Strauss’s single-act ballet Josephs Legende emerged in 1914 just as the world’s attention was turning to war. But with its exotic instrumental colouring and the composer’s intent to rejuvenate dance into a ‘purely inspirational form’ dedicated to ‘absolute beauty’, it reveals a great ballet composer and demonstrates his orchestral mastery to the full. Josephs Legende is a parable about struggles between good and evil based on the familiar Old Testament story of the slave boy Joseph. The work’s dramatic tale is set with alluring sensuality expressed through Strauss’s gift for soaring themes.
Tracklist
Strauss, Richard
Staatskapelle Halle (Orchestra)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
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1 | Allegro moderato - Eine mächtige Säulenhalle im Stil des Palladio… (A huge, pillared hall in the Palladian style…) | 01:13 |
Staatskapelle Halle (Orchestra)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
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2 | Jeder von ihnen tritt an den Hochsitz heran… (Each of them approaches the dais…) | 01:22 |
Staatskapelle Halle (Orchestra)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
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3 | Zug und Tanz der Frauen (Procession and Dance of the Women): Allegretto | 01:12 |
Staatskapelle Halle (Orchestra)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
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4 | Erste Tanzfigur (First Dance Figure): Allegro moderato | 00:24 |
Staatskapelle Halle (Orchestra)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
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5 | Zweite Tanzfigur (Second Dance Figure): L'istesso tempo | 01:51 |
Staatskapelle Halle (Orchestra)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
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6 | Dritte Tanzfigur (Third Dance Figure): Allegro | 03:48 |
Staatskapelle Halle (Orchestra)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
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7 | Jedoch plötzlich löst sich aus ihrer Mitte eine Tänzerin… (But suddenly, one dancer detaches herself from the others…), "Tanz der Sulamith" (Sulamith's Dance) | 04:01 |
Staatskapelle Halle (Orchestra)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
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8 | Der Sheik winkt wiederum dem jungen Orientalen auf der Loggia zu… (The Sheik beckons again to the young Oriental on the loggia…): Allegro moderato | 00:39 |
Staatskapelle Halle (Orchestra)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
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9 | Die Boxer beginnen eine Art Reigen… (The boxers begin a sort of dance…): Moderato assai - Animato - Molto allegro | 04:01 |
Staatskapelle Halle (Orchestra)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
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10 | Der Sheik verbeugt sich nochmals und winkt noch einmal nach oben… (The Sheik once again bows low and makes a sign in the direction of the loggia…): Un poco meno mosso | 03:26 |
Staatskapelle Halle (Orchestra)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
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11 | Die erste Tanzfigur drückt die Unschuld und Naivität des Hirtenknaben Joseph aus (The First Dance Figure: expresses the innocence and naïveté of Joseph the Shepherd Boy): Con anima | 01:17 |
Staatskapelle Halle (Orchestra)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
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12 | Zweite Tanzfigur: Dazwischen macht er vier Sprünge… (Second Dance Figure: He interrupts the dance by making four leaps) | 02:07 |
Staatskapelle Halle (Orchestra)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
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13 | Dritte Tanzfigur: drückt das Suchen und Ringen nach Gott aus… (Third Dance Figure: expresses the searching and wrestling after God…) | 05:14 |
Staatskapelle Halle (Orchestra)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
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14 | Vierte Tanzfigur: Joseph hat Gott gefunden… (Fourth Dance Figure: Joseph has found God…) | 04:04 |
Staatskapelle Halle (Orchestra)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
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15 | Potiphars Frau fährt im Augenblick… (Potiphar's Wife makes a convulsive move…): Poco più mosso | 03:45 |
Staatskapelle Halle (Orchestra)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
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16 | Sofort darauf wendet sie sich… (Instantly, she turns from him…): Più mosso | 02:13 |
Staatskapelle Halle (Orchestra)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
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17 | Der Abend bricht herein (Evening closes in) | 05:20 |
Staatskapelle Halle (Orchestra)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
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18 | Die Musik schildert Josephs Traum… (The music now depicts Joseph's dream…) | 01:32 |
Staatskapelle Halle (Orchestra)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
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19 | Da tut sich die Tür rechts im Portal auf… (Then the door to the portal on the right is opened…) | 06:28 |
Staatskapelle Halle (Orchestra)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
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20 | Nackt von der Schulter bis zur Hüfte steht er vor ihr (Naked from the shoulder to the waist, he stands before her) | 02:17 |
Staatskapelle Halle (Orchestra)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
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21 | In diesem Augenblick kommen rasch und aufgeregt… (At this moment, two greatly agitated attendants hurry…) | 00:46 |
Staatskapelle Halle (Orchestra)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
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22 | Jetzt kommt eiligst von rechts aus dem Palastportal die junge Sklavin (Now the young female slave runs hurriedly out of the portal on the right) | 00:37 |
Staatskapelle Halle (Orchestra)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
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23 | Erste Tanzfigur: Die eine läuft einmal schnell auf Joseph… (First Dance Figure: One of the slaves runs quickly towards Joseph…) | 01:12 |
Staatskapelle Halle (Orchestra)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
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24 | Zweite Tanzfigur: Schließlich steigern sich die Gebärden zu einem orientalischen Hexentanz… (Second Dance Figure: Finally, the gestures culminate in an Oriental Witches' Dance…) | 00:39 |
Staatskapelle Halle (Orchestra)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
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25 | Plötzlich tritt eine dumpfe Stille ein (Suddenly there is an ominous stillness) | 02:44 |
Staatskapelle Halle (Orchestra)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
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26 | Aus dem Palast kommen mehrere Henkersknechte… (From the palace come several executioners…) | 03:39 |
Staatskapelle Halle (Orchestra)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
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27 | Hinter diesem Lichtschleier und durch ihn hindurch… (From behind this beam of light and through it…) | 02:55 |
Staatskapelle Halle (Orchestra)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
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28 | In diesem Augenblick sind Joseph und der Engel… (At this moment, Joseph and the angel…) | 02:46 |
Staatskapelle Halle (Orchestra)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
Bollon, Fabrice (Conductor)
Total Playing Time: 01:11:32