Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie ∙ hr-Sinfonieorchester ∙ Andrés Orozco-Estrada 

Night 0:43 Sunrise 4:16 The climb 6:01 Entry into the forest 8:21 Hiking next to the brook 13:57 A waterfall 14:47 Apparition 15:01 In flowering meadows 15:49 On the alpine pasture 16:51 Through thicket and undergrowth on the wrong path 19:29 On the glacier 21:03 Dangerous moments 22:22 At the summit 23:54 Vision 29:43 Mists rise 33:41 The sun gradually gets obscured 34:00 Elegy 34:53 Calm before the storm 37:02 Storm and tempest, descent 40:19 Sunset 44:21 End of the day 46:56 Night 54:28

Nacht 0:43 Sonnenaufgang 4:16 Der Anstieg 6:01 Eintritt in den Wald 8:21 Wanderung neben dem Bache 13:57 Am Wasserfall 14:47 Erscheinung 15:01 Auf blumigen Wiesen 15:49 Auf der Alm 16:51 Durch Dickicht und Gestrüpp auf Irrwegen 19:29 Auf dem Gletscher 21:03 Gefahrvolle Augenblicke 22:22 Auf dem Gipfel 23:54 Vision 29:43 Nebel steigen auf 33:41 Die Sonne verdüstert sich allmählich 34:00 Elegie 34:53 Stille vor dem Sturm 37:02 Gewitter und Sturm, Abstieg 40:19 Sonnenuntergang 44:21 Ausklang 46:56 Nacht 54:28

I thought i was gonna be so bored listening to richard strauss because of his 10000s operas, but i was so very much mistaken, classical music once again humbles my opinion and showes that both symphonies and operas are the hardest of musical composition where you would obtain the highest of feelings.

That horn section is absolutely incredible! Along with the whole orchestra of course!

The first trumpet player is simply amazing, what an incredible performance!

Worte können nicht beschreiben, wie sehr ich es derzeit vermisse, ein Konzert zu besuchen.

Hard to take a walk in the Alps without this running though my head. Wonderful performance !

Marc Gruber (principal horn) is just special. No bump needed and the quick break at 28:10 before confidently reattacking the G to make the top B after soar across the orchestra is pure focus set on delivering an unforgettable experience for the audience, FRS is lucky to have him. Fabulous performance all round and Orozco-Estrada is just a joy to watch and listen to.

Andres hits a home run every time. Marvelous.

Man, those notes at 21:14 and 21:49 were astounding, among the best I've heard in performances of this piece. Kudos to the trumpet player!

I have played this piece and i can say that is definitely one of the most beautiful journeys i have experienced... Richard Strauss is a genius!!!

This is the best recording of this piece I've heard. Absolutely crisp articulation throughout the ensemble. Phenomenal musicians and conductor.

♦️Listening from USA 🇺🇸 I'm blessed to hear world class orchestras and talented musicians most anytime ♦️This is magnificent. Thanks to everyone!

For the first time I was able to hear what is happening in every second of this complex piece of music without following the score. The clarity and articulation are unsurpassable. Estrada "draws" the music in the air for the (superb) musicians to follow. I'm becoming in awe (not in shock) of this amazing orchestra and this maestro. Long live good music well played!

I've loved this piece since my childhood. I've collected MANY versions of it and seriously, this just might be my favorite performance of it EVER! Extremely exciting, love it!

43:10 I feel tired for the wind-machine player

Überragende Leistung von Jürgen Ellensohn, 1. Trompete! Und das ohne Verdopplung! Klasse! Der Mann gehört nach Berlin oder Wien!

Best hour I've spent by myself in ages!! Thank you!

Weltklasse! This Symphony is one of the Most Complex-orchestrated Symphony. R. Strauss is one of the Greatest Composer.

I can’t even begin to fathom the electrifying experience of hearing this symphonic poem live, even through headphones, the sound is absolutely mind-blowing!

Maestro Orozco, eres orgullo Colombiano!🎶🇨🇴

Ich finde diesen Kanal einfach umwerfend gut, die Konzerte sind in voller Länge und bester Qualität zu sehen und der Kanal hat viel zu wenig Abbonenten. Vielen Dank!

Probably one of the best performances of this piece I have ever heard. Fantastic !

This is the first time I have heard this excellent symphony....and I listened to it again immediately afterwards. Stupendous live performance that leaves me almost speechless. Like the wonderful horn section, I think I need to lie down after this. The complete orchestra is superb and brilliantly conducted. Many thanks to all of you.

Really splendid - the themes are clear and there is plenty of "musicality" and flexibility. And the orchestra is simply wonderful in all departments, especially that great German brass!

R Strauss ... what an orchestral chameleon! Operas, symphonies, lieder, tone poems, chamber works. How extraordinary! Gotta' say the storm and torrents of wind are remarkably vivid and ... even frightening, if you've ever been in the Alps during one (I have). If they played this 1/2 or 1/3rd the times they played the Suite from Der Rosenkavalier, Strauss would be way more popular and better known than now.

During the last couple of weeks I have watched several performances by this orchestra, and I am very impressed. They play as well as any group out there, and a polished but powerful interpretation of this work says it all.

As someone, a tiny bit of a pianist and a clarinetist, who over my many years has had a number of musical heroes, Richard Strauss being a very early one. But of all his many compositions, including Four Last Songs, I actually knew little of The Alpine Symphony. But now here I am returning and discovering this remarkable creation for the first time! And the more I listen I am believing this may be his greatest, and most emblematic of this truly great man. And what a fantastic performance, could I have arrived at a better place?!! I just want to stay here for a while and soak it in, and who knows, maybe learn a little bit more about myself? Thank you Richard and Andres....

7:20-8:16 is just soooo magical!!!!!! Those horns.

A most excellent performance of this magnificent symphony. This piece has always had a special place in my heart because I love walking in the Alps. Bravo! Bravo!!

Shoutout to the backstage horns at 7:40 You are appreciated!

Wunderbar- unsere deutschen Rundfunksinfonieorchester !!!

Strauss reportedly claimed to have found more joy in stomping on the cockroaches in the villa in which he composed this, than as to working on the very composition itself. Orchestrations were completed in a mere 100 days, (record times for such a monolithic masterpiece). The width and duration of the once-popular CDs of the 80's and '90's was determined by the duration of this actual work. I recall receiving the CASSETTE version of this at Christmastime, 1985. This piece is--without question-- my favorite symphonic work in all the repitoire. I sit, stunned in receipt of this performance. All my love--- from the USA-- not only to this Orchestra (10/10), but to the people of my Fatherland..and to Strauss, himself.--Jake

Thanks for uploading this splendid version... very warm though clear sound, broad tempi but the pace keeps on, and phenomenal trumpet and timpani players. Completely overwhelming, especially for a live rendition!

Unquestionably spectacular! I watched for the third time and not get tired to stress the excellent competence of this brilliant orchestra. Maestro Orozco-Estrada is doing an admirable job and unquestionable value against the hr-Sinfonieorchester. Congratulations on all your technical competence. Again I thank you this post.

Die ganze, wirklich ganze Macht der Musik. Eine erlesene Schönheit, die ihresgleichen sucht. Niemals in der Geschichte der Musik gelang es einem Komponisten, seine Gefühlsbeschreibung so auszudrücken.Richard Strauss war ein Genie.Wieviel Spannung und Themenzusammenführung alleine im Abschnitt Vision. Unglaublich.

Culture is getting the entire concert hall to be absolutely silent for at least 20 seconds after you finish conducting.

Majestätische Aufführung dieses farbenreichen Meisterwerks! Die Virtuosität aller Instrumente, besonders Metallbläser, ist wirklich erstaunlich.

I keep listening to this performance over and over. Words fail me. Outstanding.

I love how you can see each individual player putting their all into their parts. Brilliant performance.

Eine der allerbesten Interpretationen dieses Werks. Strauss fasziniert mich immer wieder aufs Neue. Orozco hält die Tempi sehr gut und sorgt dadurch für eine saubere Darstellung der Details. Auch aufnahmetechnisch grossartig !

Ein tolles und engagiertes Orchester mit einem wunderbaren Klangkörper

You can tell that the orchestra and its conductor adore this music.

tHIS IS maybe the best recording of this eine alpensinfonie....the soud is amazing , the performance is from another world !!! 1 HORN AND 1 TROMPET//// AMAZING / BRAVO .

Richard Strauss, siempre impresionante y la orquesta de la Radio de Frankfurt, es fantástica

Mit einem Wort: genial! So soll es sein. Herzlichen Dank für diesen Upload. Es ist ein unglaublicher Genuss, den Musikern, die ein tolles Dirigat erleben, zuzuhören und zu sehen, wie viel Freunde es ihnen bereitet.

So​ beautiful, so​ colorful.​ BIG​ THANKS​ to​ Maestro​ Orozco -​Estrada​ and​ the​ amazing​ orchestra.​

I have just been to the Gewandhaus zu Leipzig in Germany and after having the pleasure to hear Alpensinfonie from Richard Strauss, I am convinced that no video will ever be able to reproduce such a sound as if you were there live.

ich ein Richard Strauss Verehrer ..........der geniale Richard Strauss, das Genialste was die Musik des 20.Jahrhunderts hervor gebracht hat:-)) da gab es Bach....dann Mozart.....dann Beethoven......Wagner......und dann der Richard Strauss.....gut, nicht zu vergessen Gustav Mahler.!!!.....Sehr sehr schön gespielt... sehr gut dirigiert ... mir aber allerdings ein klein wenig zu langsam an einigen Passagen...danke für das Posten:-) und Glückwunsch an alle Beteiligten für dieses sehr schöne Konzert:

Geniale Aufführung. Großes Lob auch an das Blech. Einsame Spitze

The sound of the wind, just amazing

einfach traumhaft gespielt

Wunderbar gespielt vom HR-SO und ruhig geführt von Maestro Orozo-Estrada. Diese Kombination hat schon einige gute Stücke eingespielt und auf RU-vid veröffentlicht. Bravo!

cada vez que la escucho más increíble me parece que un ser humano pudo componer eso.

A standing ovation from Hong Kong: I thought that I am watching the back of Sir Georg Solti conducting an orchestra SINGING this symphony so well! Thank you for such a high quality live performance of this difficult piece of orchestral work. I listen it from the first note til last, really enjoyable for this Alpen sonic travel, thank you very much.

My heart is bleeding when this brilliant conductor leaving this brilliant orchestra :-( They are so good together!

Best Alpen on RU-vid. And maybe more ...

28:48 might be one of the most beautiful moments in music ive ever heard

Genial! Wunderschöne Aufnahme! Grandioses Orchester!

wahnsinn, so gut! man kann kaum ein größeres orchester dirigieren, glaub ich, ca. 125 personen? muss ein FEST für jeden dirigenten sein! ganz hervorragende aufführung!

Ein wahres Meisterwerk!

I was listening to this on a bus this morning and unfortunately didn't get to finish it but the sun was just going up and the music and sunrise (especially cosidering that part of the piece is about a sunrise) just went so good together, amazing piece and orchestra!

Sublime. You seem to guess what we want to hear! Congratulations, it was a great concert. With always, I look forward your posts. I am immensely grateful.

Me emociona como Colombiano que soy y músico en formación, admirar el trabajo del Maestro Andrés Orsco Estrada. La verdad esta sinfonía es muy compleja, y creo que los efectos sonoros que el maestro logró en esta obra son increíbles. Me atrevería a decir una de las versiones que mas me ha gustado en todo lo que he escuchado. La sensibilidad armónica y melódica que la orquesta logra en esta pieza es maravillosa.

Another superb recording from German's most versatile orchestra.

I don't know who said this orchestra is underated. It is one of the finest in the world and there is no doubt it. The Flautist Clara Andrada de la Calle is very easily one of best in the world! All other members of this fantastic orchestra are just brilliant! The conductor Andres Estrada is simply marvelous!

When the conducter smiling....so ....everything is great. perfect. amazing. !!!

I think it is my favourite orchestra and this piece is great. Spent most of my life in the hills and this really captures the moods so well.

The horns. They give me goosebumps every time, the best I've heard. Thank you.

Wundervoll! Welch wunderbare Klangbilder. Muss ich mir nochmals anhören! Danke für diesen Genuss.

Wundervoll und wunderschön.... Und als Extra noch die herrliche Mimik vom fantastischen Orozco-Estrada

You know it's going to be awesome when the description is entirely written in German

I am OBSESSED with this.

Bester Musikkanal auf RU-vid!

Das Gewitter ist so geil geschrieben...alle diese Donner :O

At 04:17 the world just stops for a second. The most magical moment in music history!

Richard Strauß war einmalig. Niemand konnte so naturgetreu komponieren.

wow, top performance. Ich hab euch geliebt. Thanks for being such marvellous musicians

Wie wundervoll! Danke!

Eine ausgezeichnete Auffuhrung! Danke!

I had to come here again. This must be the better Alpensinfonie ever. This time I could not resist the utter beauty of the "after storm" (44 and on) and had tears running down my face. I have to give my best regards to whoever directed the filming of the piece because that is the prime reason following the score is so easy.

Awesome performance .Congratulation to the Orchestra .Bravo👏Andres Orozco Estrada

Pura magia e profunda beleza esta sinfonia! Maravilhosa interpretação desta magnífica orquestra! Pure magic , simply beautiful and extraordinary symphony that seems to come from the deepest inspiration of human being!

great! amazing!!! great orchestra! great conductor!

By far, my favourite version!!

I was going to say that I enjoyed this even more than the Maestro did, but he brought it all together with this phenomenal orchestra, so the sense of accomplishment must have been thrilling beyond words. The way he danced through he performance made it as fun to watch as it was to listen, and his smiles and gestures of appreciation to the players throughout the piece were wonderful to see.

this is the best recording I've ever heard of this piece. Thank you.

Thank you very much, so beautiful.

Una composizione sublime !!!! Grazie Maestro !!!!

Me sumo a los respetuosos aplausos. Muchas gracias hr-Sinfonieorchester.

Excellente prestation de hr-Sinfonieorchester - Frankfurt Radio et de son brillant chef d'orchestre Andres Orozco Estrada !!!

Ich bin nicht der große Klassik - Fan. Aber dies hier finde ich einfach wunderbar! DANKE!

Marc Gruber (solo-hornist) plays actually fantastic! (48min)

Barletta Francesco Roma. È incredibile il suono che questa orchestra riesce sempre a trasmettere a chi ascolta. Estrada è meraviglioso nel dirigerla facendoli suonare tutti come se fossero un solo strumento!!! Grazie grazie mille a tutti!!!! Sinfonia delle Alpi è il mio poema preferito, il pathos che provo ogni volta che lo ascolto è meraviglioso e unico. Grazie grazie a tutti , ma uno più grande a Richard Strauss. Grazie al direttore Estrada. Grazie per la gioia che ho provato oggi.😊😊😊😊😊😊

目前youtube上最好的版本了👍🏻️

I do not understand why this orchestra is so underrated??

Bravo, magnifique. Merci maestro Orozco

Una Obra maestra por su contenido, expresivo, técnico y musical. Me evoca exactamente el ascenso a una montaña en los Alpes. Una obra inspirada por Dios en honor a su creación. Majestuoso. Strauss.

I just watched the Cleveland Orchestra perform this live which brought me here. Cleveland was amazing too. Just phenomenal

Simply amazing 1st horn, one to watch