Decca celebrates the 150th anniversary of the birth of Richard Strauss with this new Collector edition containing many of the composer's most popular works in acclaimed performances.

Contents:
CD 1
- Also sprach Zarathustra, op.30
- Ein Heldenleben, op.40
San Francisco Symphony • Herbert Blomstedt

CD 2
- Don Juan, op.20
- Eine Alpensinfonie, op.64
San Francisco Symphony • Herbert Blomstedt

CD 3
- Macbeth, op.23
Detroit Symphony Orchestra • Antal Dorati

- Tod und Verklärung, op.24
- Metamorphosen: Study for twenty-three solo strings
San Francisco Symphony • Herbert Blomstedt

CD 4
- Don Quixote, op.35
- Romance in F major for cello and orchestra
- Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, op.18
Heinrich Schiff (cello) • Gewandhausorchester • Kurt Masur

CD 5
- Aus Italien, op.16
The Cleveland Orchestra • Vladimir Ashkenazy

- Sonatina for 16 wind instruments No.2 in E flat major (entitled Symphony for Wind Instruments "The Happy Workshop")
Netherlands Wind Ensemble • Edo de Waart

CD 6
- Sinfonia domestica, op.53
- Parergon zur Sinfonia domestica, op.73 for piano (left hand) and orchestra
Gary Graffman (piano) • Wiener Philharmoniker • André Previn

CD 7
- Josephslegende, op.63
Staatskapelle Dresden • Giuseppe Sinopoli

CD 8
- Horn Concerto No.1 in E flat major, op.11
- Mondscheinmusik from "Capriccio", op.85
- Horn Concerto No.2 in E flat major, TRV 283
Barry Tuckwell (horn) • Royal Philharmonic Orchestra • Vladimir Ashkenazy

- Sextet from "Capriccio"
- Burleske for piano and orchestra in D minor, TRV 145
Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano) • Gewandhausorchester Leipzig • Herbert Blomstedt

CD 9
- Violin Concerto in D minor, Op.8
- Oboe Concerto in D major
- Duett-Concertino, TRV 293 for clarinet and bassoon, string orchestra and harp
Boris Belkin (violin) • Gordon Hunt (oboe) • Kim Walker (bassoon) • Dmitri Ashkenazy (clarinet)
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin • Vladimir Ashkenazy

CD 10
- Serenade for 13 wind instruments in E flat major, op.7
- Suite for 13 wind instruments in B flat major, op.4
- Sonatina No.1 for 16 wind instruments in F major "From an Invalid's Workshop", TRV 288
Netherlands Wind Ensemble • Edo de Waart

CD 11
- Tanzsuite nach Couperin, AV 107
- Le Bourgeois gentilhomme: suite, op.60
- Der Burger als Edelmann
Sinfonietta de Montréal • Charles Dutoit

CD 12
- Concert Suite from "Der Rosenkavalier" arr. Antal Dorati
- Fantasie from "Die Frau ohne Schatten"
Detroit Symphony Orchestra • Antal Dorati

- Salomes Tanz der sieben Schleier ("Salome"), op.54: Dance of the Seven Veils
The Cleveland Orchestra • Vladimir Ashkenazy

- Rosenkavalier Waltzes - First Waltz Sequence
- Rosenkavalier Waltzes - Second Waltz Sequence
Gewandhausorchester • Herbert Blomstedt

CD 13
- Festliches Präludium, op.61
Berliner Philharmoniker • Karl Böhm

- Festmusik der Stadt Wien, TRV 286
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

- Panathenäenzug, op.74: Pan-Athenian procession, symphonic studies in the form of a passacaglia, for piano (left hand) and orchestra
Anna Gourani (piano) • Bamberger Symphoniker • Karl Anton Rickenbacher