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Richard Strauss

Richard Strauss: The Master of Orchestral Brilliance and Operatic Drama

Introduction to Richard Strauss

Richard Georg Strauss (1864–1949) was a German composer, conductor, pianist, and violinist, celebrated for his symphonic tone poems and operas that pushed the boundaries of orchestration and harmony. A leading figure of late Romanticism and early Modernism, Strauss is often regarded as a successor to Wagner and Liszt, with an orchestral mastery that influenced generations of composers. His works, filled with rich harmonies, vivid storytelling, and dynamic orchestration, remain central to the concert and operatic repertoire.

Strauss’s Most Celebrated Works

Orchestral Tone Poems: A New Era of Symphonic Storytelling

Strauss revolutionized the symphonic poem, creating vivid musical narratives:

  • Don Juan (1889) – A passionate and energetic tone poem that established his reputation.
  • Also sprach Zarathustra (1896) – Featuring the iconic opening fanfare, later immortalized in 2001: A Space Odyssey.
  • Ein Heldenleben (1898) – A bold, autobiographical work celebrating the hero’s journey.
  • Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks (1895) – A lively and humorous musical depiction of the legendary trickster.
  • An Alpine Symphony (1915) – A breathtaking orchestral journey through the grandeur of the Alps.

Operas: Drama, Emotion, and Innovation

Strauss’s operas feature some of the most complex and expressive vocal writing in history:

  • Salome (1905) – A groundbreaking opera based on Oscar Wilde’s Salomé, famous for its intense drama and the infamous "Dance of the Seven Veils."
  • Elektra (1909) – A psychological masterpiece with an aggressive and modern harmonic language.
  • Der Rosenkavalier (1911) – A lush and elegant comic opera filled with Viennese waltz influences.
  • Ariadne auf Naxos (1912, revised 1916) – A unique blend of comedy and mythological drama.
  • Die Frau ohne Schatten (1919) – A fantastical opera filled with mystical symbolism.

Concertos and Late Masterpieces

Beyond orchestral and operatic works, Strauss also composed deeply expressive concertos and songs:

  • Horn Concerto No. 1 (1883) & Horn Concerto No. 2 (1942) – Showcasing his deep connection to the horn, an instrument played by his father.
  • Violin Concerto in D minor (1882) – A lyrical and virtuosic early work.
  • Metamorphosen (1945) – A poignant string composition reflecting on the destruction of Germany during World War II.
  • Four Last Songs (1948) – A deeply moving farewell to life, filled with serene beauty and introspection.

Strauss’s Enduring Legacy

Strauss’s music continues to be revered for its orchestral brilliance, operatic grandeur, and emotional depth. His influence shaped 20th-century film scores and modern orchestral writing, and his operas remain some of the most frequently performed worldwide.

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  • Theo Adam in Opernszenen Von Richard Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier; Capriccio; Daphne; Die Frau Ohne Schatten; Die Schweigsame Frau / Gisela Schröter, Staatskapelle Dresden, Otmar Suitner / ETERNA LP Stereo 1970 / 8 26 097 Theo Adam in Opernszenen Von Richard Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier; Capriccio; Daphne; Die Frau Ohne Schatten; Die Schweigsame Frau / Gisela Schröter, Staatskapelle Dresden, Otmar Suitner / ETERNA LP Stereo 1970 / 8 26 097
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    Theo Adam in Opernszenen Von Richard Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier; Capriccio; Daphne; Die Frau Ohne Schatten; Die Schweigsame Frau / Gisela Schröter, Staatskapelle Dresden, Otmar Suitner / ETERNA LP Stereo 1970  8 26...
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  • Theo Adam - Lieder Von Robert Schumann Und Richard Strauss - Rudolf Dunckel (klavier) / ETERNA LP Stereo 1974 / 8 26 137Theo Adam - Lieder Von Robert Schumann Und Richard Strauss - Rudolf Dunckel (klavier) / ETERNA LP Stereo 1974 / 8 26 137 Theo Adam - Lieder Von Robert Schumann Und Richard Strauss - Rudolf Dunckel (klavier) / ETERNA LP Stereo 1974 / 8 26 137Theo Adam - Lieder Von Robert Schumann Und Richard Strauss - Rudolf Dunckel (klavier) / ETERNA LP Stereo 1974 / 8 26 137
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    Theo Adam - Lieder Von Robert Schumann Und Richard Strauss - Rudolf Dunckel (klavier) / ETERNA LP Stereo 1974 8 26 137   Label: ETERNA – 8 26 137 Format: Vinyl, LP, Stereo Country: German Democratic Republic...
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  • Highlights from Der Rosenkavalier - Richard Strauss / Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Otto Edelmann, Christa Ludwig, Teresa Stich-Randall, Eberhard Wächter, Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan / Columbia LP Stereo / SAX 2423 Highlights from Der Rosenkavalier - Richard Strauss / Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Otto Edelmann, Christa Ludwig, Teresa Stich-Randall, Eberhard Wächter, Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan / Columbia LP Stereo / SAX 2423
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    Highlights from Der Rosenkavalier - Richard Strauss / Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Otto Edelmann, Christa Ludwig, Teresa Stich-Randall, Eberhard Wächter, Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan / Columbia LP Stereo / SAX 2423

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    Highlights from Der Rosenkavalier - Richard Strauss / Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Otto Edelmann, Christa Ludwig, Teresa Stich-Randall, Eberhard Wächter, Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan / Columbia LP Stereo SAX...
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  • Edda Moser - Richard Strauss, Hans Pfitzner - 6 Lieder / Erik Werba (klavier) / His Master's Voice LP 1972 / 1 C 063-29 052 Edda Moser - Richard Strauss, Hans Pfitzner - 6 Lieder / Erik Werba (klavier) / His Master's Voice LP 1972 / 1 C 063-29 052
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  • Richard Strauss: Arabella - Lisa Della Casa, Anneliese Rothenberger, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Karl Christian Kohn, Georg Paskuda, Dir.: Joseph Keilberth / Deutsche Grammophon LP / 136 419 SLPEM Richard Strauss: Arabella - Lisa Della Casa, Anneliese Rothenberger, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Karl Christian Kohn, Georg Paskuda, Dir.: Joseph Keilberth / Deutsche Grammophon LP / 136 419 SLPEM
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    Richard Strauss: Arabella - Lisa Della Casa, Anneliese Rothenberger, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Karl Christian Kohn, Georg Paskuda, Dir.: Joseph Keilberth / Deutsche Grammophon LP / 136 419 SLPEM

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    Richard Strauss: Arabella - Lisa Della Casa, Anneliese Rothenberger, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Karl Christian Kohn, Georg Paskuda, Dir.: Joseph Keilberth / Deutsche Grammophon LP  136 419 SLPEM   Label: Deutsche Grammophon – 136...
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  • Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier (Querschnitt - Highlights) - Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Agnes Baltsa, Janet Perry, Kurt Moll, Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan / Deutsche Grammophon LP Stereo 1985 / 415 284-1 Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier (Querschnitt - Highlights) - Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Agnes Baltsa, Janet Perry, Kurt Moll, Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan / Deutsche Grammophon LP Stereo 1985 / 415 284-1
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    Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier (Querschnitt - Highlights) - Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Agnes Baltsa, Janet Perry, Kurt Moll, Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan / Deutsche Grammophon LP Stereo 1985 / 415 284-1

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    Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier (Querschnitt - Highlights) - Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Agnes Baltsa, Janet Perry, Kurt Moll, Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan / Deutsche Grammophon LP Stereo 1985 / 415 284-1 UPC...
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  • Von Hofmannsthal, Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavaller - Maria Reining, Hilde Güden, Sena Jurinac, Ludwig Weber, Alfred Poell, Chor Der Wiener Staatsoper, Wiener Philharmoniker, Erich Kleiber / Decca 4x LP, Box Set, Mono / BA 25 025-D/1-4 Von Hofmannsthal, Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavaller - Maria Reining, Hilde Güden, Sena Jurinac, Ludwig Weber, Alfred Poell, Chor Der Wiener Staatsoper, Wiener Philharmoniker, Erich Kleiber / Decca 4x LP, Box Set, Mono / BA 25 025-D/1-4
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    Von Hofmannsthal, Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavaller - Maria Reining, Hilde Güden, Sena Jurinac, Ludwig Weber, Alfred Poell, Chor Der Wiener Staatsoper, Wiener Philharmoniker, Erich Kleiber / Decca 4x LP, Box Set, Mono / BA 25 025-D/1-4

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    Von Hofmannsthal, Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavaller - Maria Reining, Hilde Güden, Sena Jurinac, Ludwig Weber, Alfred Poell, Chor Der Wiener Staatsoper, Wiener Philharmoniker, Erich Kleiber / Decca 4x LP, Box Set, Mono  BA 25...
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  • Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier (Abridged) - Lotte Lehmann, Elisabeth Schumann, Maria Olszewska, Richard Mayr, Vienna Philharmonic & Vienna State Opera Chorus, Conducted by Robert Heger / Seraphim 3x LP, Box Set, Mono / IC-6041 Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier (Abridged) - Lotte Lehmann, Elisabeth Schumann, Maria Olszewska, Richard Mayr, Vienna Philharmonic & Vienna State Opera Chorus, Conducted by Robert Heger / Seraphim 3x LP, Box Set, Mono / IC-6041
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    Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier (Abridged) - Lotte Lehmann, Elisabeth Schumann, Maria Olszewska, Richard Mayr, Vienna Philharmonic & Vienna State Opera Chorus, Conducted by Robert Heger / Seraphim 3x LP, Box Set, Mono / IC-6041

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    Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier (Abridged) - Lotte Lehmann, Elisabeth Schumann, Maria Olszewska, Richard Mayr, Vienna Philharmonic & Vienna State Opera Chorus, Conducted by Robert Heger / Seraphim 3x LP, Box Set,...
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  • Siegfried Jerusalem: Richard Strauss Lieder - Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur / ETERNA LP 1984 Stereo / 8 27 784 Siegfried Jerusalem: Richard Strauss Lieder - Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur / ETERNA LP 1984 Stereo / 8 27 784
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    Siegfried Jerusalem: Richard Strauss Lieder - Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur / ETERNA LP 1984 Stereo / 8 27 784

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  • Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra - Strauss: Ein Heldenleben - Mariss Jansons, Chief Conductor / RCO Live Hybrid Disc Stereo / RCO 04005 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra - Strauss: Ein Heldenleben - Mariss Jansons, Chief Conductor / RCO Live Hybrid Disc Stereo / RCO 04005
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    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra - Strauss: Ein Heldenleben - Mariss Jansons, Chief Conductor / RCO Live Hybrid Disc Stereo / RCO 04005

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    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra - Strauss: Ein Heldenleben - Mariss Jansons, Chief Conductor / RCO Live Hybrid Disc Stereo / RCO 04005 UPC 5425008379807   Ein Heldenleben (A Hero's Life), Op. 40, is a tone...
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  • Richard Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier / Finale Act I, Finale Act III - Tiana Lemnitz as the Feldmarsehallin, Georgine von Milinkowic as Octavian; Elfride Trötschel as Sophie; The Württemberg State Orchestra / Gold Label Series / Decca LP / DL 9606 Richard Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier / Finale Act I, Finale Act III - Tiana Lemnitz as the Feldmarsehallin, Georgine von Milinkowic as Octavian; Elfride Trötschel as Sophie; The Württemberg State Orchestra / Gold Label Series / Decca LP / DL 9606
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    Richard Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier / Finale Act I, Finale Act III - Tiana Lemnitz as the Feldmarsehallin, Georgine von Milinkowic as Octavian; Elfride Trötschel as Sophie; The Württemberg State Orchestra / Gold Label Series / Decca LP / DL 9606

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    Richard Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier / Finale Act I, Finale Act III - Tiana Lemnitz as the Feldmarsehallin, Georgine von Milinkowic as Octavian; Elfride Trötschel as Sophie; The Württemberg State Orchestra / Gold Label Series / Decca...
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  • Richard Strauss: Arabella Querschnitt - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Anny Felbermayer, Josef Metternich, Nicolai Gedda / Columbia LP / 80619 Richard Strauss: Arabella Querschnitt - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Anny Felbermayer, Josef Metternich, Nicolai Gedda / Columbia LP / 80619
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