RICHARD STRAUSS: ORCHESTRAL WORKS

David Zinman, one of todayAEs most versatile and enterprising conductors, renowned for his interpretations of Beethoven and the music of his American compatriots, has recorded the major works of Richard Strauss with his venerable Swiss orchestra. These excellent performances are reissued here in a single box. ClassicsToday: oThereAEs much to savor over the course of these seven discs a ZinmanAEs clear-headed, intelligent interpretations are well worth getting to know.o MusicWeb International: oZinman has the measure of the scope and scaleo of StraussAEs music. oThroughout the project there is no question that the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra play particularly well, while the Arte Nova engineers have produced an atmospheric acoustic and a suitably opulent sound quality a Undoubtedly a major collection.o