A truly breathtaking new recording from, quite simply, the most exciting and gifted young conductor of our times. A rite of passage and true legacy project: Dudamels debut recording with the legendary Berlin Philharmonic. Recorded live at the Philharmonie in Berlin, whose acoustics were designed expressly for the brilliant, luxurious tonalities of this late-romantic music. Specially-commissioned conceptual album presentation, visuals and tools all designed to appeal to a broad discovery audience. Epic, evocative and virtuosic, Richard Strausss beloved tone poem, Also sprach Zarathustra, was inspired by Nietzsches poem, and immortalized in Kubricks science-fiction cinema classic, 2001: A Space Odyssey. Don Juan and Till Eulenspiegel are concert-hall favorites: ebullient, optimistic and filled with Straussian melodic and harmonic invention. The first significant new release for Strauss anniversary year (2014). Gustavo Dudamel earned a Best Orchestral Recording Grammy® in 2012 for his recording of Brahms Symphony No. 4 with the LA Philharmonic and was named Musical Americas Musician of the Year for 2013.