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Richard 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]
Jun 16, 2024 · Richard Strauss 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.
Aug 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.
- Mark Cartwright
- The composers Richard Strauss and Johann Strauss were not related.
- The German composer Richard Strauss is most known for his operas Salome and Elektra, and his symphonic poem Also sprach Zarathustra.
- Richard Strauss could play the piano and violin, but he was not a virtuoso player, rather, he concentrated on conducting and composing.
Jun 10, 2014 · Composer Richard Strauss took a prominent post in Hitler’s Germany – but we should not let that ruin our enjoyment of his music, writes Clemency Burton-Hill.
Jun 16, 2024 · Richard 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.
Michael Kennedy reviews the composer's music and reputation in his final Gramophone article. He argues that Strauss was a supreme melodist who defied the accusation of being cold and unemotional.
Learn about the life and works of Richard Strauss, one of the most influential composers of the late-Romantic era. Explore his musical influences, innovations, operas, symphonic poems and his relationship with Nazism.
