Also Sprach Zarathustra By Richard Strauss (Score)

George Solti, Conductor Chicago Symphony Orchestra 0:00 - I. Sunrise; Zarathustra emerges from his mountaintop cave after 10 years in order to rejoin humanity and share his wisdom 1:53 - II. Of Those in Backwaters; Zarathustra descends the mountain. He wants to explain the meaning of life to humanity 2:33 - Zarathustra meets a religious saint in the woods. The saint says that humanity’s purpose is to follow god and religion 5:10 - III. Of the Great Longing; Humanities religious faith cannot dominate nature, but the saint cannot let go of his desire to be close to God 6:55 - IV. Of Joys and Passions; Zarathustra suggests an alternate path to humanity: to derive meaning from nature and to seek life’s pleasures 8:14 - Zarathustra second-guesses himself as he isn’t convinced that this is the correct path for humanity 8:50 - V. The Song of the Grave; Zarathustra trashes both of these ideas, as neither are the right answer 10:53 - VI. Of Science and Learning; Zarathustra