Vienna, November 1943. Furtwängler devised a rather curious programme. While it is by no means unusual to associate Mozart with Richard Strauss — the latter having been an unconditional admirer of the former — it is far more unusual to include two symphonic poems by the illustrious Bavarian composer on the same programme: Till Eulenspiegel and Also sprach Zarathustra.
It should be noted that this is one of the last performances of Zarathustra. Furtwängler only performed the work again once, at the Colon in Buenos-Aires, seven years later.
Here you will find the facsimile of the programme, plus a facsimile of the ticket!
