Strauss' Alpine Symphony

ALAIN TRUDEL, conductor 

MOZART: Symphony No. 36 (“Linz”) 
R. STRAUSS: Eine Alpensinfonie (An Alpine Symphony)

Journey from Mozart’s sparkling Classical style to Strauss’s towering Alpine landscape. Mozart’s Symphony No. 36, known as the “Linz,” was written in just a few days after Mozart arrived in the Austrian city and learned a concert had been planned in his honor. The symphony unfolds with bright energy, balanced form, and playful musical invention. Strauss’s An Alpine Symphony follows with a vivid musical portrait of a daylong climb through the mountains, from sunrise and forest paths to waterfalls, storms, and the quiet descent at nightfall.