Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos Symphony-Suite (ROCO)

Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos Symphony-Suite I. Prologue 0:00 II. Duet 5:02 III. Waltz 8:52 IV. Overture 15:22 V. Aria 19:55 VI. Interlude 26:19 VII. Finale 30:44 ROCO welcomed back conductor JoAnn Falletta, as the full 40-piece chamber orchestra shined in works of luminous orchestral color and creativity, including three premieres! Glimpse a vision of paradise in the third and final movement of Composer-In-Residence Richard Danielpour’s Symphony in Three Movements After the Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri, then experience the bold sounds of Conni Ellisor’s consortium-commissioned A Woman Without Apology, and dance to Astor Piazzolla’s Tangazo—an edgy tango, then delight in the Texas premiere of Richard Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos Symphony-Suite, a chamber arrangement of his comic 1912 “opera-within-an-opera”. Recorded live April 27, 2024, at Brockman Hall for Opera, Houston, Texas Videography by BEND Productions Audio engineering by Andrew Bradley