Stories of the Danube is a symphony based on the river DanubebyJoe Zawinul, which was commissioned by the BrucknerhausinLinz. 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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| 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 | |||
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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]