Richard Strauss

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Richard Strauss


Born
in Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Confederation
June 11, 1864

Died
September 08, 1949

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Richard Georg Strauss was a German composer and conductor best known for his tone poems and operas. Considered a leading composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras, he has been described as a successor of Richard Wagner and Franz Liszt. Along with Gustav Mahler, he represents the late flowering of German Romanticism, in which pioneering subtleties of orchestration are combined with an advanced harmonic style. ...more

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“Never look encouragingly at the brass, except with a brief glance to give an important cue.”
Richard Strauss

“I may not be a first-rate composer, but I am a first-class second-rate composer.”
Richard Strauss

“I shall never be converted, and I shall remain true to my old religion of the classics until my life's end.”
Richard Strauss

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