The idea of \u200b\u200bthis blog is to present high quality reinterpretations of songs from diverse genres. I will not present covers only reinvented version where the arranger shows its quality as a musician, able to create original works. Let's begin this blog with one of my favorites.
very popular melody ambientar an iconic scene in the science fiction film of Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, the scene has been parodied many times while still making use of music original.
Actually the piece known as Also sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spake Zarathustra) is only the introduction of a symphonic poem of that name, composed by Richard Strauss. Opus 10 is the composer of this century (not to be confused with Strauss of waltzes) and consists of ten parts including the introduction. The title of the book is taken from the famous book by Friedrich Nietzsche, and R. Strauss searches through musical images illustrate the stories and doctrines expressed by the philosopher over the text. In the introduction Zarathustra leaves after ten years as a hermit's life and begins to decline (Untergang, a necessary step for Übergang or significance). Here the text:
So the introduction is a juxtaposition of the dawn of day and the beginning of the demise of the prophet.
When Zarathustra was thirty years old left his home and the lake of his home and went to the mountains. There he enjoyed his spirit and his solitude and for ten years never tired of it. But in the end his heart was transformed - and one morning, rising with the dawn, stepped before the sun and spoke thus:
"You great star! What would your happiness if you had those for whom you shine!.
For ten years you've been up to my cave: not me, my eagle and my snake you would have had enough of your light and in this way.
But we awaited you every morning, you liberábamos of your abundance, and bless you for it. Look! I am weary of my wisdom as the bee that has gathered too much honey, I have need of hands that are extended.
I like to give and distribute until the wise men have returned to rejoice in his madness, and the poor with their wealth.
For this I have to descend into the depths, as you do in the evening when he crossed the sea carrying light even to the underworld, star filthy rich!
I, like you, I have to sink into my decline, as people say who want to get off. Bless me, then, calm eye, able to look without envy even a happiness too big!
Bless the cup that wants to make it overflow water flows carrying gold all over the glow of thy delight!
Look! This cup wants to be emptied again, and Zarathustra wants to become a man. "
- Thus began Zarathustra's decline.
This is the version of op. 30, Also sprach Zarathustra Richard Strauss performed by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Herbert von Karajan in 1983.
This is the version of op. 30, Richard Strauss Also sprach Zarathustra performed by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Herbert von Karajan in 1983.
