For centuries, it was a familiar presence—outwardly calm and tranquil, yet firmly marking the boundary of human authority. As such, it could be a place of refuge or danger.
In this hour, the forest in music by Wagner, Mahler, Strauss, Debussy, Orff, Britten, and more.
RECORDINGS USED
| CD Title | Group/Artist | Catalog # | UPC |
| Wagner: The Ring Without Words [for Forest Murmurs opening] | Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Lorin Maazel | Telarc CD-80154 | 089408015427 |
| Strauss: Waltzes & Polkas [for Tales of the Vienna Woods] | Johann Strauss Orchestra of Vienna, Willi Boskowski | EMI Classics 5 74528 2 | 724357452823 |
| Orff: Carmina Burana | Berlin Philharmonic & Chorus, Simon Rattle | EMIClassics 5 57888 2 | 724355788825 |
| Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen: Great Scenes [for “Forest Murmurs,” complete] | Wolfgang Windgassen, Vienna Philharmonic, Georg Solti | London/Decca 289 458 210-2 | 028945821023 |
| Mahler: Symphony No. 1 | Chicago Symphony, Claudio Abbado | Deutsche Grammophon 400033-2 | 3259140003328 |
| Chadwick, MacDowell [for Suite:Forest Spirits] | Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, Howard Hanson | Mercury Living Presence 434337 | 028943433723 |
| Britten: A Midsummer Night’s Dream [for “The Wood”] | City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox | EMI Classics 40621 | 5099964062129 |
| Debussy: Pelleas et Melisande Suite | Berlin Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado | Deutsche Grammophon 289 471 332-2 | 028947133223 |
| Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker | Saint Louis Symphony, Leonard Slatkin | RCA Red Seal RCD2-7005 | 078635700527 |
| Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie | London Symphony Orchestra, Bernard Haitink | LSO Live LSO0689 | 822231168928 |
