Richard Strauss

Richard Strauss (11th June 1864 – 8th September 1949) was a German composer of the late romantic era, particularly noted for his tone poems and operas. He was also a noted conductor.

Before and during the 1939-45 War, he was criticised as a Nazi sympathiser, and held an official (musical) post. This claim is not entirely accurate. He lost the job when he refused to remove the name of a Jewish librettist from a programme. He was also condemned for criticisms of the Nazi party. He was thereafter denounced by the Nazi party, and he was forced to make concessions and submit to their will in order to save his family.

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Richard Strauss Albums

0.0 0.0 “Also sprach Zarathustra” Richard Strauss
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0.0 0.0 Also Sprach Zarathustra Richard Strauss
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June 3, 2005 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Also sprach Zarathustra – Don Juan Richard Strauss
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0.0 0.0 Also Sprach Zarathustra / Don Juan / Till Eulenspiegel Richard Strauss
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November 30, 1957 Read More →


0.0 0.0 Also sprach Zarathustra / Le Bourgeous Gentilhomme Suite / Der Rosenkavalier: Waltzes Richard Strauss
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0.0 0.0 Also Sprach Zarathustra / Till Eulenspiegel / Don Juan (Berliner Philharmoniker feat. conductor: Herbert von Karajan) Richard Strauss
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November 30, 1994 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Also sprach Zarathustra / Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche / Don Juan (Chicago Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor Sir Georg Solti) Richard Strauss
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0.0 0.0 Also sprach Zarathustra / Tod und Verklärung (Wiener Philharmoniker feat. conductor: André Previn) Richard Strauss
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0.0 0.0 Also sprach Zarathustra Op. 30 / Don Juan Op. 20 (Berliner Philharmoniker feat. violin: Thomas Brandis, conductor: Herbert von Karajan) Richard Strauss
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0.0 0.0 Also sprach Zarathustra, Opus 30 Richard Strauss
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November 30, 1988 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Also Sprach Zarathustra; Don Juan Richard Strauss
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0.0 0.0 Ariadne auf Naxos Richard Strauss
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August 15, 2006 Read More →


0.0 0.0 Barbirolli – Mozart: Symphony No. 36 – Strauss: Ein Heldenleben Richard Strauss
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February 16, 2011 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Der Rosenkavaliar (abridged) Richard Strauss
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August 15, 2006 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Der Rosenkavalier (disc 1) Richard Strauss
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0.0 0.0 Die Agyptische Helena Richard Strauss
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August 15, 2006 Read More →


0.0 0.0 Don Quixote Richard Strauss
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January 12, 2006 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Ein Heldenleben Richard Strauss
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0.0 0.0 Eine Alpensinfonie Richard Strauss
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0.0 0.0 Elektra Richard Strauss
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    • the breton sound live tonight at mud and water, baton rouge
      May 17, 2013

      been following these chaps on twitter for seemingly years now, and have never seen them, for whatever reason. anyway, tonight, hopefully that all will change. new orleans’ the breton sound is who i am talking about if you havent figured that out. they recently released a new ep entitled maps, and its great. admittedly, even [...]

    • hallelujah the hills “three minute mark”

      you ever run into a band, that seemingly everything they put out, hits you in just the right spots? yeah, thats me and hallelujah the hills. they just put out a odds and sods double record that is made up of b-sides, non album tracks, etc and god damn if it aint better than most [...]

    • centro-matic live at mercy lounge, nashville
      May 13, 2013

      photo by me top of the monday evening! trying to get back into this blogging thing, but admittedly its been tough. then again, for the past year or so i have been going in spurts, which i guess is better than nothing esp after almost 8 years of doing this. anyway, so my boys centro-matic [...]