Like many eventual conservatives, the composer Richard Strauss (1864-1949) began as a radical, effectively reinventing the ...
The Boston Philharmonic Orchestra — under the baton of its founder and conductor Benjamin Zander — presented a compelling concert at Symphony Hall on Feb. 16. The program featured Richard Strauss’ ...
On his deathbed, Richard Strauss is said to have uttered the amazing line ‘Dying ... is just as I composed it.’ he was referring, directly, to his tone poem, Death and Transfiguration (Tod und ...
'Beim Schlafengehen' and 'Im Abendrot' - recorded at the Leeds Lieder Festival, with Joseph Middleton The 2022 Leeds Lieder Festival opens next week, so as a reminder of the extraordinary level of ...
Strauss's Four Last Songs are simply one of the most touchingly beautiful ways for a composer to end his career, says Jane Jones. At the end of a long and successful career, when a composer still has ...
Growing up as the son of Munich’s foremost horn player certainly endowed composer Richard Strauss with an appreciation of the instrument. Perhaps in homage to his father, Franz, who was principal of ...
Review: Schubert, Strauss, and excellent young soprano Elza van den Heever at San Francisco Symphony
SAN FRANCISCO — Funny thing. Last week, the San Francisco Symphony brought in a big pop star, singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright, to sing his new orchestral settings of five Shakespeare Sonnets. It ...
I WATCHED and listened to the First Night of the Proms from the Albert Hall, London, last Friday. Some excellent Richard Strauss and Mozart and then, for me, a wonderful performance of Richard Strauss ...
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