This recording of the colossal festival concert celebrating the 450th anniversary of the schsische staatskapelle dresden at the semper opera house is accompanied by a wealth of historical detail the pieces in the selection were all played for the first time by the schsische staatskapelle dresden we see masterpieces of western music performed under the direction of giuseppe sinopoli heading the lineup are the alpensinfonie by richard strauss the overture from richard wagners rienzi an