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Stories of the Danube
Stories of the Danube
Studio album by Joe Zawinul
Released	August 1996
Recorded	November 1995; ; February 1996
Studio	Dukla Radio Studio, Brno, Czech Republic (1995); ; The Music Room, NYC (1996)
Genre	Jazz
Label	Philips Records
Producer	Stan Taal, Wolfgang Winkler
Joe Zawinul chronology

Stories of the Danube is a symphony based on the river Danube by Joe Zawinul, which was commissioned by the Brucknerhaus in Linz. It was first performed as part of the Linzer Klangwolke (a large-scale open-air broadcast event), for the opening of the 1993 Bruckner Festival in Linz, on September 12. In its seven movements (plus a finale), the symphony traces the course of the Danube from Donaueschingen through various countries ending at the Black Sea.

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Recording edit

The symphony was recorded as a studio album by the Brno Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Caspar Richter, at Dukla Radio Studio, Brno, in November 1995 and Music Room, New York City, in February 1996.^[2]

Track listing edit

"Beginning: In the depths of the forest a spring wells up: A river is born" – 5:49
"Mountain Waters: Waterfalls of melted snow cascade into the young river" – 3:30
"Empire: An impression of life in the reign of emperor Franz Joseph at the turn of the century" – 11:22
"Intro" – 3:52
"Gypsy: History of a free people without a home" – 7:35
"Voice of the Danube: On the riverbed, an imposing rock watches History" – 5:53
"Unknown Soldier: A stream of blood and violence: The Second World War" – 5:52
"Intro" – 4:26
"Sultan: 900 years of Ottoman Empire" – 7:59
"Finale: The nations of the Danube celebrate peace" – 2:33