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Richard Strauss
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- Book Synopsis
- The life and music of Richard Strauss (1864-1949) span what was arguably the most turbulent period in human history, encompassing the Franco-Prussian War, the unification of Germany, and two world wars. He was one of the very last composers to have started his career in service to the old European aristocracy, but near the end of his life, the continent lay in shambles, and he faced financial ruin even as he remained Germany's greatest living composer. Virtually from the day they were written, Strauss's tone poems from the late nineteenth century - works such as Don Juan, Till Eulenspiegel, Also Sprach Zarathustra, and Death and Transfiguration - have been repertory standards. So have the operas Salome, Elektra, and Der Rosenkavalier. And yet a tremendous quantity of very good music, both early and late, has only recently come to the attention of musicians and music lovers alike. This "owner's manual " accompanied by a full-length CD, surveys all the major works with orchestra: symphonies, concertos, tone poems, operas, ballets, suites, and songs. Many of them will be new even to listeners familiar with the popular pieces, part of a vast legacy of immaculately crafted, beautiful music that deserves to be rediscovered and treasured.
- About The Author
- David Hurwitz is the Founder and Executive Editor of Classicstoday.com, the Internet's first Classical Music recording review magazine, and the popular YouTube channel The Ultimate Classical Music Guide by Dave Hurwitz. He holds MA degrees from Johns Hopkins and Stanford Universities. Hurwitz is the author of books on Mozart, Mahler, Sibelius, Haydn, Dvorák, Brahms, Beethoven, Shostakovich, R. Strauss Bernstein, Handel, C.P.E. Bach, and Mendelssohn. His musicological articles have been published in noted journals such as Music & Letters, Nineteenth-Century Music Review, and Early Music America.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781574674422
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Amadeus Press, (01 July 2014)
- Number of Pages
- 204
- Weight
- 400 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 226 x 152 x 16 mm
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