Richard Strauss
Born: 11th June 1864, Munich
Died: 8th September 1949, Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Nationality: German
Richard Georg Strauss was a German composer and conductor known for his tone poems and operas. A leading figure of the late Romantic and early Modern era, and a successor to Richard Wagner and Franz Liszt, he combined, along with his friend Gustav Mahler, subtleties of orchestration with an advanced harmonic style.
His compositional output began in 1870 when he was just six years old and lasted until his death nearly eighty years later. His first tone poem to achieve wide acclaim was Don Juan, and this was followed by other lauded works of this kind, including Death and Transfiguration, Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Also sprach Zarathustra, Don Quixote, Ein Heldenleben, Symphonia Domestica, and An Alpine Symphony. His first opera to achieve international fame was Salome, which used a libretto by Hedwig Lachmann that was a German translation of the French play Salomé by Oscar Wilde.
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Further Reading: Strauss, R
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Strauss's Elektra from Edward Gardner in Bergen
27th Feb 2026
The Norwegian orchestra capture all the savagery and strange sensuality of Strauss's dysfunctional family drama in glorious technicolour on this live recording from 2023, with Iréne Theorin in the title-role and Iain Paterson as her avenging brother.
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Kateřina Kněžíková on Strauss and Janáček
7th Oct 2024
The Czech soprano discusses her new recording of the 'Vier letzte Lieder' with her friend Jakub Hrůša, and reflects on her recent transition into more dramatic repertoire - beginning with Káťa Kabanová at Glyndebourne in 2021.
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Popular Works: Strauss, R
- Allerseelen, Op. 10 No. 8 (109)
- Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 (224)
- Befreit, Op. 39 No. 4 (105)
- Burleske for Piano and orchestra in D minor, AV85 (75)
- Cäcilie, Op. 27 No. 2 (82)
- Cello Sonata in F major, Op. 6 (69)
- Das Rosenband, Op. 36 No. 1 (59)
- Der Rosenkavalier (55)
- Der Rosenkavalier - Suite (65)
- Die Nacht, Op. 10 No. 3 (101)
- Don Juan, Op. 20 (305)
- Don Quixote, Op. 35 (128)
- Du meines Herzens Krönelein, Op. 21 No. 2 (41)
- Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40 (176)
- Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64 (139)
- Elektra (40)
- Fünf kleine Lieder, Op. 69 No. 5 Schlechtes Wetter (68)
- Fünf Lieder, Op. 48: No. 1 Freundliche Vision (61)
- Heimliche Aufforderung, Op. 27 No. 3 (55)
- Horn Concerto No. 1, Op. 11 (62)
- Horn Concerto No. 2 in E flat major, AV132 (46)
- Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, Op. 60 (41)
- Lieder, Op. 49, TrV 204: No. 1 Waldseligkeit (49)
- Meinem Kinde, Op. 37 No. 3 (50)
- Metamorphosen (119)
- Morgen, Op. 27 No. 4 (214)
- Oboe Concerto in D (54)
- Ruhe, meine Seele!, Op. 27 No. 1 (78)
- Salome (51)
- Salome: Dance of the Seven Veils (100)
- Sechs Lieder, Op. 17: No. 2 Ständchen (108)
- Serenade in E flat major for Winds, Op. 7 (45)
- Symphonia Domestica, Op. 53 (65)
- Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28 (296)
- Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24 (177)
- Traum durch die Dämmerung, Op. 29 No. 1 (63)
- Vier letzte Lieder (169)
- Violin Sonata in E flat major, Op. 18 (123)
- Wiegenlied, Op. 41 No. 1 (91)
- Zueignung, Op. 10 No. 1 (143)
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