Renaud Capuçon – Richard Strauss (2025)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 03:11:09 minutes | 1,69 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
Together with a stunning array of collaborators, violinist Renaud Capuçon presents a compendium of works by Richard Strauss, a composer who has been central to his artistic trajectory since long before adulthood. Beginning with rather-neglected, recently-recorded gems (the Violin Concerto, Violin Sonata, Piano Quartet, and Daphne-Etude) the release continues by showcasing superb concerts from Capuçon’s past. String ensemble arrangements of Metamorphosen and the introduction to Cappricco – performed alongside decorated colleagues – are followed by a climactic rendition of Ein Heldenleben by Seiji Ozawa and the Gustav Mahler Jugend Orchester.
Tracklist:
1-01. Renaud Capuçon – Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 8: I. Allegro (14:48)
1-02. Renaud Capuçon – Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 8: II. Lento ma non troppo (06:25)
1-03. Renaud Capuçon – Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 8: III. Rondo. Prestissimo (08:38)
1-04. Renaud Capuçon – Violin Sonata, Op. 18: I. Allegro ma non troppo (12:22)
1-05. Renaud Capuçon – Violin Sonata, Op. 18: II. Improvisation. Andante cantabile (08:48)
1-06. Renaud Capuçon – Violin Sonata, Op. 18: III. Finale. Andante – Allegro (09:21)
1-07. Renaud Capuçon – Daphne-Etude, TrV 272b (01:33)
1-08. Renaud Capuçon – Piano Quartet in C Minor, Op. 13: I. Allegro (15:02)
1-09. Renaud Capuçon – Piano Quartet in C Minor, Op. 13: II. Scherzo. Presto (07:36)
1-10. Renaud Capuçon – Piano Quartet in C Minor, Op. 13: III. Andante (09:10)
1-11. Renaud Capuçon – Piano Quartet in C Minor, Op. 13: IV. Finale. Vivace (10:31)
1-12. Renaud Capuçon – Capriccio, Op. 85: Sextet, TrV 279a: I. Andante con moto (Live) (02:20)
1-13. Renaud Capuçon – Capriccio, Op. 85: Sextet, TrV 279a: II. Fig. 2 (Live) (05:19)
1-14. Renaud Capuçon – Capriccio, Op. 85: Sextet, TrV 279a: III. Andante con moto (Live) (04:06)
1-15. Renaud Capuçon – Metamorphosen, TrV 290 (Version for String Septet, Realised by Leopold): I. Andante (Live) (06:00)
1-16. Renaud Capuçon – Metamorphosen, TrV 290 (Version for String Septet, Realised by Leopold): II. Etwas fliessender (Live) (05:03)
1-17. Renaud Capuçon – Metamorphosen, TrV 290 (Version for String Septet, Realised by Leopold): III. Agitato (Live) (04:36)
1-18. Renaud Capuçon – Metamorphosen, TrV 290 (Version for String Septet, Realised by Leopold): IV. Più allegro (Live) (01:31)
1-19. Renaud Capuçon – Metamorphosen, TrV 290 (Version for String Septet, Realised by Leopold): V. Adagio, tempo primo (Live) (03:03)
1-20. Renaud Capuçon – Metamorphosen, TrV 290 (Version for String Septet, Realised by Leopold): VI. Tempo primo (Live) (06:52)
1-21. Renaud Capuçon – Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40: I. Der Held (Live) (04:47)
1-22. Renaud Capuçon – Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40: II. Des Helden Widersacher (Live) (03:38)
1-23. Renaud Capuçon – Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40: III. Des Helden Gefährtin (Live) (12:52)
1-24. Renaud Capuçon – Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40: IV. Des Helden Walstatt “Battle Scene” (Live) (07:28)
1-25. Renaud Capuçon – Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40: V. Des Helden Friedenswerke (Live) (07:10)
1-26. Renaud Capuçon – Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40: VI. Des Helden Weltflucht und Vollendung (Live) (11:58)