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| − | '''Richard Georg Strauss''' (b. [[Munich]], Kingdom of Bavaria, 11 Jun. 1864 - Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, 8 Sep. 1949) was a [[German]] composer. | + | '''Richard Georg Strauss''' (b. [[Munich]], Kingdom of Bavaria, 11 Jun. 1864 - Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, 8 Sep. 1949) was a [[German]] composer and conductor. |
| + | ==Works== | ||
| + | He is known for the orchestral tone poems that fill his early years, a number of operas, many of which are still regularly performed, and leider (songs). | ||
| − | + | Frequently heard tone poems include: | |
| + | *''Don Juan'' (1889) | ||
| + | *''Tod und Verklärung'' (Death and Transfiguration) (1888-89) | ||
| + | *''Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche'' (Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks (1895) | ||
| + | *''Also sprach Zarathustra'' (1896) Its introduction was used in the opening scene of "2001, a Space Odyssey" | ||
| + | * ''Don Quixote'' (1898) (For cello and orchestra) | ||
| + | * ''Ein Heldenleben'' (A Hero's Life)(1899) | ||
| + | * ''Symphonia Domestica'' (Domestic Symphony), Op. 53 (1904) | ||
| + | * ''Eine Alpensinfonie'' (An Alpine Symphony), (1915) (His largest orchestral work - a musical interpretation of a day-trip up a mountain, beginning with a superb dawn). | ||
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| + | His operas (many of which are famous vehicles for the female voice) include: | ||
| + | * ''Salome'' (1905) (from the play by Oscar Wilde) | ||
| + | * ''Elektra'' (1909 | ||
| + | * ''Der Rosenkavalier'', (The Knight of the Rose) (1910) (The closest he came to writing a "Viennese" style opera like his (unrelated) namesakes - waltz and all) | ||
| + | * ''Ariadne auf Naxos,'' (1912) | ||
| + | * ''Die Frau ohne Schatten,'' (The Woman without a Shadow) (1918) | ||
| + | * ''Intermezzo'' (1923) | ||
| + | * ''Arabella'' (1932) | ||
| + | * ''Capriccio'' (1941) | ||
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| + | He wrote more than 200 songs, many with orchestra and mostly for [[soprano]], the most appreciated of which are: | ||
| + | * ''"Morgan!" '' (Morning) | ||
| + | * ''"Zueignung"'' (Dedication) | ||
| + | * ''"Frühling"'', ''"September"'', ''"Beim Schlafengehen"'' and ''"Im Abendrot"'', which make up ''"Vier letzte Lieder"'', or "Four Last Songs". | ||
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| + | Other works: | ||
| + | He wrote two [[horn]] concertos (his father was a horn player) and an [[oboe]] [[concerto]], which are still in the repertoir. Other works are rarely heard. | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 20:15, September 27, 2008
Richard Georg Strauss (b. Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria, 11 Jun. 1864 - Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, 8 Sep. 1949) was a German composer and conductor.
Works
He is known for the orchestral tone poems that fill his early years, a number of operas, many of which are still regularly performed, and leider (songs).
Frequently heard tone poems include:
- Don Juan (1889)
- Tod und Verklärung (Death and Transfiguration) (1888-89)
- Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche (Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks (1895)
- Also sprach Zarathustra (1896) Its introduction was used in the opening scene of "2001, a Space Odyssey"
- Don Quixote (1898) (For cello and orchestra)
- Ein Heldenleben (A Hero's Life)(1899)
- Symphonia Domestica (Domestic Symphony), Op. 53 (1904)
- Eine Alpensinfonie (An Alpine Symphony), (1915) (His largest orchestral work - a musical interpretation of a day-trip up a mountain, beginning with a superb dawn).
His operas (many of which are famous vehicles for the female voice) include:
- Salome (1905) (from the play by Oscar Wilde)
- Elektra (1909
- Der Rosenkavalier, (The Knight of the Rose) (1910) (The closest he came to writing a "Viennese" style opera like his (unrelated) namesakes - waltz and all)
- Ariadne auf Naxos, (1912)
- Die Frau ohne Schatten, (The Woman without a Shadow) (1918)
- Intermezzo (1923)
- Arabella (1932)
- Capriccio (1941)
He wrote more than 200 songs, many with orchestra and mostly for soprano, the most appreciated of which are:
- "Morgan!" (Morning)
- "Zueignung" (Dedication)
- "Frühling", "September", "Beim Schlafengehen" and "Im Abendrot", which make up "Vier letzte Lieder", or "Four Last Songs".
Other works: He wrote two horn concertos (his father was a horn player) and an oboe concerto, which are still in the repertoir. Other works are rarely heard.