Together with a stunning array of collaborators, violinist Renaud Capuçon presents a compendium of works by Richard Strauss, a composer who has been central to his artistic trajectory since long before adulthood. Spanning rather neglected, recently-recorded gems (the Violin Concerto, Sonata, Piano Quartet, and Daphne Etude) this release also draws upon superb concerts from the distant past. String ensemble arrangements of ‘Metamorphosen’ and ‘Cappriccio’ with decorated colleagues are followed by a climactic 2000 performance of ‘Ein Heldenleben’ by Seiji Ozawa and the Gustav Mahler Jugend Orchester. Playing the notoriously-challenging concertmaster part is Renaud himself, who, at the time, was only in his early-twenties.

Tracklist

CD1
R. Strauss: Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 8
Violin: Renaud Capuçon
Wiener Symphoniker
Conductor: Petr Popelka

R. Strauss: Violin Sonata, Op. 18
Violin: Renaud Capuçon
Piano: Guillaume Bellom

R. Strauss: Daphne-Etude, TrV 272b
Violin: Renaud Capuçon

CD 2
R. Strauss: Piano Quartet in C Minor, Op. 13
Violin: Renaud Capuçon
Piano: Guillaume Bellom
Cello: Julia Hagen

R. Strauss: Capriccio, Op. 85 (Sextet) - Live
Violin: Renaud Capuçon
Violin: Christoph Koncz
Viola: Gérard Caussé
Viola: Veronika Hagen
Cello: Julia Hagen
Cello: Clemens Hagen

R. Strauss: Metamorphosen, TrV 290 (Arr. Leopold for String Septet) – Live
Violin: Renaud Capuçon
Violin: Christoph Koncz
Viola: Gérard Caussé
Viola: Veronika Hagen
Cello: Julia Hagen
Cello: Clemens Hagen
Double Bass: Alois Posch

CD 3
R. Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40 - Live
Violin: Renaud Capuçon
Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester
Conductor: Seiji Ozawa