The Orchestra Now (TŌN), conducted by Leon Botstein, performs Richard Strauss' "Ein Heldenleben" ("A Hero's Life") at The Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College on February 9, 2019.
Sophia Bernitz, concertmaster
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The Hero 0:00
The Hero’s Adversaries 4:22
The Hero’s Companion 7:57
The Hero’s Deeds of War 20:40
The Hero’s Works of Peace 29:43
The Hero’s Retirement 34:33
Richard Strauss
Born: 6/11/1864 in Munich, Bavaria
Died: 9/8/1949 at age 85 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Written: 1897–98, at age 33
Premiered: 3/3/1899 in Frankfurt; Frankfurt Museum Orchestra; Strauss, conductor
Concert notes by TŌN violinist Sophia Bernitz at https://www.theorchestranow.org/r-strauss-ein-heldenleben-a-heros-life/
Marlan Barry, audio producer and recording engineer