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Also sprach Zarathustra

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Also sprach Zarathustra

Symphonic poem by Richard Strauss, Op. 30, based on Friedrich Nietzsche's prose poem. It was composed in 1896 and first performed in Frankfurt, Germany, on 27 November 1896. It became extremely well-known through its use in Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey.



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The text, drawn from Nietzsche's Also sprach Zarathustra, is an example of the fin-de-siecle philosophising that fired the intellectual and artistic ambitions of many contemporary composers.
The Apollo missions lent themselves to silly noises, from the emotionless, robotic commands from Mission Control to Richard Strauss's Also Sprach Zarathustra, taken as the theme of 2001: A Space Odyssey which came out at that time and was used heavily by the BBC.
In a series of concerts under Sir Charles Mackerras featuring Strauss tone poems, the Philharmonia reminded us that there is more to Also Sprach Zarathustra than its over-familiar opening; under chief guest conductor Daniel Harding , the LSO is building a mini-season around Midori.
 
 
 
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