Richard Strauss - Wikipedia
WebRichard Georg Strauss (German: [ˈʁɪçaʁt ˈʃtʁaʊs]; 11 June 1864 – 8 September 1949) was a German composer and conductor best known for his tone poems and operas. Considered a leading composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras, he has been described as a successor of Richard Wagner and Franz Liszt . [1]
Richard Strauss | German Composer & Orchestral Conductor
Web6 days ago · Richard Strauss (born June 11, 1864, Munich, Germany—died September 8, 1949, Garmisch-Partenkirchen) was an outstanding German Romantic composer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His symphonic poems of the 1890s and his operas of the following decade have remained an indispensable feature of the standard repertoire.
Richard Strauss - World History Encyclopedia
WebAug 11, 2023 · Richard Strauss (1864-1949) was a German conductor and composer of both innovative late-Romantic and Modernist music. He is best known for his symphonic poems and operas like Salome and Elektra, both of which caused a sensation.
Best Richard Strauss Works: 10 Essential Pieces - uDiscoverMusic
WebJune 11, 2023. By. uDiscover Team. Illustration: uDiscoverMusic. Richard Strauss was an outstanding German Romantic composer. He had two musical gods – Mozart, whose music was a benign...
Richard Strauss: where to start with his music - The Guardian
WebWed 18 Nov 2020 06.58 EST. R ichard Strauss (1864-1949) dominated classical music at the turn of the 20th century with a series of works that pushed post-Romanticism to extremes and...
Richard Strauss - Composer, Operas, Symphonies | Britannica
WebRichard Strauss - Composer, Operas, Symphonies: Strauss’s first major achievement was to harness the expressive power of the huge Wagnerian opera orchestra for the concert hall. Although some of his early Mendelssohnian works, such as the violin concerto (composed 1882) and the first horn concerto (1882–83), are still played, the real ...
Richard Strauss (1864–1949) | Composer | Biography, music and …
WebRichard Strauss (1864–1949) was one of the most gifted composers of the twentieth century, Richard Strauss's position in music's hall of fame nevertheless continues to be hotly debated. View more. Strauss: the man. Richard Strauss: An Appreciation. Richard Strauss: 15 facts about the great composer. Top Strauss pieces.
‘A supreme melodist’ – the life and legacy of Richard Strauss
WebTuesday, January 27, 2015. Richard Strauss was accused of being cold and unemotional, yet his music is anything but. Michael Kennedy – in his final Gramophone article – surveys the composer’s legacy.
The Life of Richard Strauss: Operas & Compositions | ENO
WebRichard Strauss was the most significant German opera composer of the first half of the twentieth century, who established his reputation at the end of the nineteenth century through a series of brilliant orchestral tone poems such as Tod und Verklärung (Death and Transfiguration) (1888–9), Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche (Till Eulenspiegel’...
Richard Strauss summary | Britannica
WebRichard Strauss, (born June 11, 1864, Munich, Ger.—died Sept. 8, 1949, Garmisch-Partenkirchen), German composer and conductor. Son of a horn player, he began composing at age six. Before he was 20, he had already had major premieres of two symphonies and a violin concerto.
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