Richard Strauss: Sonatina No.2 (Symphony for Wind) in E flat major “Happy Workshop“ (1943)

Richard Strauss: Sonatina No.2 (Symphony for Wind) in E flat major “Happy Workshop“ (1943) “Fröhliche Werkstatt“ - “Joyeux Atelier“ Symphony for 16 Wind instruments. 00:00 1. Allegro con brio – Etwas bewegter 12:53 2. Andantino, sehr gemächlich 18:38 3. Menuet: Etwas lebhaft - Cantabile - Tempo primo 23:09 4. Einleitung und Allegro: Andante – Allegro For 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 3 clarinets, basset horn, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns. Recording: 1995 In the summer of 1943 Strauss returned to Garmisch. Profoundly distressed by the subsequent destruction of the Munich National Theatre in October of that year, he continued to bury himself in composition. The first Sonatina had inspired him to attempt another piece for the same combination of instruments, and he began writing early in 1944. It is remarkable, bearing in mind these circumstances and particularly his own worsening personal relationship with the Nazi author