Josephs Legende

by Richard Strauss; Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer

Tracklist

  1. Josephs Legende, op. 63: (untitled)0:30
  2. Josephs Legende, op. 63: A vast pillared hall in the Palladian style0:33
  3. Josephs Legende, op. 63: Each of them approaches the dais...0:07
  4. Josephs Legende, op. 63: The slave with the gems0:06
  5. Josephs Legende, op. 63: The slave with the carpet0:07
  6. Josephs Legende, op. 63: The slave with the two white greyhounds0:12
  7. Josephs Legende, op. 63: The first slave sets the bowl with gems before Potiphar's wife0:34
  8. Josephs Legende, op. 63: Procession and dance of the women1:00
  9. Josephs Legende, op. 63: Then the unveiled women...0:21
  10. Josephs Legende, op. 63: First figure of the dance0:24
  11. Josephs Legende, op. 63: Second figure of the dance1:42
  12. Josephs Legende, op. 63: Soon, with lascivious gestures...2:43
  13. Josephs Legende, op. 63: Third figure of the dance0:22
  14. Josephs Legende, op. 63: Again the unveiled women pace...0:43
  15. Josephs Legende, op. 63: But suddenly a dancer emerges from their midst...2:51
  16. Josephs Legende, op. 63: Sulamith's dance comes to an end0:28
  17. Josephs Legende, op. 63: The Sheik bows before Potiphar...0:36
  18. Josephs Legende, op. 63: The Sheik again beckons to the young oriental on the gallery...0:38
  19. Josephs Legende, op. 63: The boxers begin a sort of dance...1:23
  20. Josephs Legende, op. 63: One senses how the boxers...0:38
  21. Josephs Legende, op. 63: Suddenly the latter throw themselves on each other and begin to box0:15
  22. Josephs Legende, op. 63: They interrupt the fight...0:52
  23. Josephs Legende, op. 63: Then Potiphar makes a sign and his armed men step in0:36
  24. Josephs Legende, op. 63: The Sheik bows again and gestures upwards again1:10
  25. Josephs Legende, op. 63: The Sheik goes up to him...1:53
  26. Josephs Legende, op. 63: The harpists, flutists and boys with cymbals begin to play...1:19
  27. Josephs Legende, op. 63: Meanwhile he makes four leaps in the four directions of the compass...1:57
  28. Josephs Legende, op. 63: Third figure of the dance1:15
  29. Josephs Legende, op. 63: Suddenly his leaping takes on something somewhat heavy...3:31
  30. Josephs Legende, op. 63: Fourth figure of the dance3:14
  31. Josephs Legende, op. 63: After Joseph has given expression to the heights of lightness and joy...0:26
  32. Josephs Legende, op. 63: Potiphar makes a sign and the two mulattos...1:02
  33. Josephs Legende, op. 63: Potiphar's wife, who is still holding the collar high in the air...2:18
  34. Josephs Legende, op. 63: Potiphar gestures to have the tables cleared2:12
  35. Josephs Legende, op. 63: Evening falls3:32
  36. Josephs Legende, op. 63: Then he rises...1:31
  37. Josephs Legende, op. 63: Then a door in the right wall opens and Potiphar's wife...1:38
  38. Josephs Legende, op. 63: When she touches him...0:15
  39. Josephs Legende, op. 63: She straightens up and for a moment she stands there as if frozen...1:49
  40. Josephs Legende, op. 63: Then Joseph's stillness is broken...0:26
  41. Josephs Legende, op. 63: For a moment, Joseph stays there on the ground...0:12
  42. Josephs Legende, op. 63: She puts both arms around him...0:57
  43. Josephs Legende, op. 63: At first, Joseph stands there motionless...0:11
  44. Josephs Legende, op. 63: Naked from shoulder to waist...1:49
  45. Josephs Legende, op. 63: All in vain; he does not bow down towards her...0:24
  46. Josephs Legende, op. 63: Suddenly, as though they had heard a noise...0:08
  47. Josephs Legende, op. 63: Potiphar's wife rises up in passion...0:32
  48. Josephs Legende, op. 63: Now the young slave girl...0:10
  49. Josephs Legende, op. 63: And now, also from stage right...0:58
  50. Josephs Legende, op. 63: These figures of the dance must rush past as quickly as a dream0:25
  51. Josephs Legende, op. 63: Second figure of the dance0:26
  52. Josephs Legende, op. 63: Joseph stands motionless...0:08
  53. Josephs Legende, op. 63: Suddenly a dull silence falls0:23
  54. Josephs Legende, op. 63: Now the young slave girl brings Potiphar's wife...0:30
  55. Josephs Legende, op. 63: For a moment she holds the coat...0:17
  56. Josephs Legende, op. 63: Suddenly and violently...0:30
  57. Josephs Legende, op. 63: Potiphar looks at her for a moment and then at Joseph...0:30
  58. Josephs Legende, op. 63: For a moment she stands there as though purged of her violent passion0:34
  59. Josephs Legende, op. 63: At the moment that the two torturers take hold of Joseph...0:31
  60. Josephs Legende, op. 63: Fear, and ultimately horror takes over0:20
  61. Josephs Legende, op. 63: Suddenly the glow of the flames rises up again...0:49
  62. Josephs Legende, op. 63: A ray of light comes from the star...0:36
  63. Josephs Legende, op. 63: Behind this veil of light...0:30
  64. Josephs Legende, op. 63: Smoothly flying...0:24
  65. Josephs Legende, op. 63: At the same moment his chains shatter and fall to the ground...1:27
  66. Josephs Legende, op. 63: Potiphar's wife stretches both arms stiffly out...0:10
  67. Josephs Legende, op. 63: She falls back dead into the arms of her women0:05
  68. Josephs Legende, op. 63: At this moment...0:54
  69. Josephs Legende, op. 63: Horrified, Potiphar slowly shrinks back0:25
  70. Josephs Legende, op. 63: Joseph and the angel stride onwards...1:34