Richard Strauss
Richard Georg Strauss (11 June 1864 – 8 September 1949) was a leading German composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras. He is known for his operas, which include Der Rosenkavalier, Elektra, Die Frau ohne Schatten and Salome; his Lieder, especially his Four Last Songs; his tone poems, including Don Juan, Death and Transfiguration, Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Also sprach Zarathustra, Ein Heldenleben, Symphonia Domestica, and An Alpine Symphony; and other instrumental works such as Metamorphosen and his Oboe Concerto. Strauss was also a prominent conductor in Western Europe and the Americas, enjoying quasi-celebrity status as his compositions became standards of orchestral and operatic repertoire.
Strauss, along with Gustav Mahler, represents the late flowering of German Romanticism after Richard Wagner, in which pioneering subtleties of orchestration are combined with an advanced harmonic style.
Latest releases
Recent highlights
Santuu Conducts Strauss
Befreit: A Soul Surrendered
Korngold/Schreker/ Strauss: Orchestral Works
Brighouse & Rastrick Band Live at Williams Hulme's Grammar School
Metamorphosen
Festmusik: A Legacy
A Musical Zoo
Copland; Clarinet Concerto / Strauss; Duet Concertino
Better Angels
Strauss: Concertante Works
The Romantic Horn
Gesänge des Orients
Brahms: Piano Concerto No.2 / Strauss: Burleske
Strauss: Der Bürger als Edelmann Suite, Op. 60b, TrV 228c & Duett-Concertino, TrV 293
Lieder & Songs