Vic Firth Also sprach Zarathustra: Introduction

Amazing recording of Vic performing Also sprach Zarathustra with the Boston Symphony Orchestra! This recording was made in 1971 and features the Boston Symphony conducted by William Steinberg.

Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 is a tone poem by Richard Strauss, composed in 1896. The work has been part of the classical repertoire since its first performance.

The piece is divided into nine sections played with only three definite pauses. Strauss named the sections after selected chapters of the book that inspired the piece - Friedrich Nietzsche's philosophical novel "Thus Spoke Zarathustra":

Einleitung, oder Sonnenaufgang (Introduction, or Sunrise)
Von den Hinterweltlern (Of Those in Backwaters)
Von der großen Sehnsucht (Of the Great Longing)
Von den Freuden und Leidenschaften (Of Joys and Passions)
Das Grablied (The Song of the Grave)
Von der Wissenschaft (Of Science and Learning)
Der Genesende (The Convalescent)
Das Tanzlied (The Dance Song)
Nachtwandlerlied (Song of the Night Wanderer)

Also sprach Zarathustra: Introduction
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