Mitropoulos: Strauss & Brahms — Also sprach Zarathustra & Symphony No. 3

Dimitri Mitropoulos conducts the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Strauss’s Also sprach Zarathustra and Brahms’s Symphony No. 3.

Recordings

Both performances are live and bring together Mitropoulos and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in both works.

The contrast between Strauss’s expansive orchestration and Brahms’s formal concentration highlights the conductor’s versatility and the Amsterdam orchestra’s rich sonority.

Tracklist

Richard Strauss — Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30
1. Also sprach Zarathustra

Brahms — Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90
2. I. Allegro con brio
3. II. Andante
4. III. Poco allegretto
5. IV. Allegro

Credits

Conductor: Dimitri Mitropoulos
Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Composers: Richard Strauss; Johannes Brahms
Edition: Capsa Symphōnĭa — CS603

Available formats

File PCM 44.1kHz • 16bit — CD Resolution

What are DSD and DXD?

DSD (Direct Stream Digital) is a 1-bit digital encoding system. DSD64 operates at about 2.8 MHz, DSD128 at 5.6 MHz and DSD256 at 11.2 MHz.

DXD (Digital eXtreme Definition) is a very high-resolution PCM format; in the version presented here it operates at 352.8kHz and requires compatible equipment.

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