Richard Strauss
Richard Strauss (born Munich June 11, 1864; died Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, September 8, 1949) was a German composer. He soon became very famous when he was a young man. His tone-poems including Also sprach Zarathustra were played by orchestras all over Europe. After 1900, he spent most of his time writing operas including Salome. His opera Der Rosenkavalier, written in 1910, is extremely popular. Strauss was the last great composer who wrote in a Romantic style. He liked the music of Wagner who was a great influence on his music, but he also liked Mozart and his work also shows the elegance and grace of Mozart’s music. Strauss was a very good conductor and often conducted his own music.
He is not related to the Austrian Johann Strauss family famous for their waltzes.
Richard Strauss Media
Franz Strauss, father of Richard Strauss
Photo of Richard Strauss, dated 20.10.1886 (Oct 20 1886)
Pauline de Ahna Strauss, c. 1900
Strauss villa at Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Strauss, portrait by Fritz Erler, 1898
Signed drawing by Manuel Rosenberg 1927
Strauss on the cover of TIME in 1927; he was also on the magazine's cover in 1938.
Strauss at Garmisch in 1938
Strauss in Amsterdam (short film 1924)
