An Alpine Symphony

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An Alpine Symphony (Eine Alpensinfonie), Op. 64, TrV 233, is a tone poem for large orchestra written by German composer Richard Strauss which premiered in 1915. It is one of Strauss's largest non-operatic works; the score calls for about 125 players and a typical performance usually lasts around 50 minutes.

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