Like many eventual conservatives, the composer Richard Strauss (1864-1949) began as a radical, effectively reinventing the ...
In 1948, German composer Richard Strauss set Hermann Hesse's beautiful poem "September" to music, but he didn't live to hear it on stage. It's part of a set now known as Four Last Songs, a song cycle ...
Composed shortly before his own passing, Richard Strauss's "Four Last Songs" for soprano and orchestra are a serene reflection on themes of life and the peaceful acceptance of death. On the 75th ...
Soprano Christine Brewer with Michael Stern and the Kansas City Symphony performing Richard Strauss' Four Last Songs in February 2013. Michael Stern and Dan Margolies celebrate the birthday of Richard ...
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’ ...
Masterworks III presents a vivid exploration of love's many facets through orchestral masterpieces. The South Florida Symphony Orchestra will perform Richard Strauss' Don Juan alongside the world ...
In “Morgen!,” written by Richard Strauss in 1894, solo violin rises from a bed of strings in a tender duet with harp. When the vocalist opens with the optimistic line “And tomorrow, the sun will shine ...