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| Era | Romantic |
| Birth - Death | June 11, 1864 – September 8, 1949 |
| Summary | Richard Georg Strauss was a German composer of the late Romantic era and early modern era, particularly noted for his tone poems and operas. Strauss was also a noted conductor. His most famous works for solo instrument or instruments with orchestra include two horn concerti, which are still part of the standard repertoire of most horn soloists; a concerto for violin; Burleske for Piano and Orchestra; the tone poem Don Quixote, for cello, viola and orchestra; a late concerto for oboe; and the duet concertino for bassoon and clarinet, which was one of his last works (1947). |
| Video | Also Sprach Zarathustra |
| More Information | Richard-Strauss.com - Established for collecting and distributing information relating to performance aspects of the works of Richard Strauss. Includes biography, works, chronology, performance aspects, and media releases. In English, German, and French Richard Strauss online - The official Richard Strauss Website. Biography, Works and Calendar Richard Strauss - Wikipedia article with biography, photograph, details on tone poems, operas, relationship with the Nazis Richard Strauss - Classical Music Pages article from The Grove Concise Dictionary of Music Richard Strauss - Brief biography, recommended recordings, and links from Classical Net. Richard Strauss: An Overview - Article from mfiles with biography, major works, and links to related composers. Richard Strauss - Listing at the Lied and Art Songs Text Page with list of vocal works linked to lyrics, many in English translation. Works of Richard Strauss - Chronological listing by TFV and opus number with LP and CD discography and selected English-language bibliography by Jared Weinberger. Richard Strauss - Karadar Classical Music Dictionary entry with life, instrumental and operatic works, MIDI audio file, catalogue, and illustrations. The Richard Strauss Page - Organized and annotated collection of links relating to his life, times, and works; several biographies; bibliography; notes on several operas; maintained by David Meek. Richard Strauss - a List of Operas, with dates of Premiere Richard Strauss: Musical Muralist - Brief biography, selected works, quotations, discography, recommended readings, chronology, photograph, and related resources Richard Strauss - Biography from Arizona Opera examines both the drama of his music and the drama of the reaction by the musical establishment. Works by or about Richard Strauss in libraries WorldCat catalog Richard Strauss - Brief biography and caricature with summaries of operas and orchestral and vocal music with recommended Naxos recordings. |
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