Fritz Reiner - Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra (1962) 24-Bit/96-kHz Vinyl Rip

For sheer intoxicating opulence of Straussian sound, it was something close to matchless music that brimmed and overflowed last night in Orchestra Hall. Fritz Reiner is a master of the genre, and when he came to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, rooted in the music from the time of its birth, he found a sensitive instrument he has made unique. When he stands before it with a Strauss score incandescent at his fingertips, no wise man stays at home.
(Claudia Cassidy - The Chicago Tribune)

Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 (English: Thus Spake Zarathustra) is a tone poem by Richard Strauss, composed in 1896 and inspired by Friedrich Nietzsche's philosophical treatise of the same name. The composer conducted its first performance in Frankfurt. A typical performance lasts half an hour.
(wikipedia)

Performed by Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conductor: Fritz Reiner

Track Listing:

Side 1:
Richard Strauss; Also Sprach Zarathustra, Op.30 - Part 1

Side 2:
Richard Strauss; Also Sprach Zarathustra, Op.30 - Concluded