The music and the players

Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra, Op.30 Introduction, or Sunrise

Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

Zdenek Kosler, conductor

Franz Joseph Haydn: The Creation Hob.XXI:2    Introduction: The Representation of Chaos; Part 1 opening

Words & translation 

Jan Kobow, tenor

Hanno Müller-Brachmann, bass

Cologne Vocal Ensemble

Capella Augustina, orchestra

Andreas Spering, conductor

Guiseppe Verdi: Nabucco Overture

Hungarian State Opera Orchestra

Per Giorgio Morandi, conductor

Jean Sibelius: Luonnotar Op.70

Words & translation

Soile Isokoski, soprano

Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

Leif Sergerstam, conductor

Richard Strauss: An Alpine Symphony op.64 1. Darkness; 2. Sunrise

Weimar Staatskapelle, orchestra

Antoni Wit, conductor