Richard Strauss Archive

This is an interesting collection of music, all conducted by Mariss Jansons. Have a look at the contents: Dvorak: Carnival Overture, Op. 92 Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88 Elizondo: Danza Latinamericanas Massenet: …

Richard Strauss died on September 8, 1949. He knew Gustav Mahler well, as both were conductors and composers during the late 1800’s in Germany and in Austria. They were supportive of each other. They performed …

Every year, during the summer, the resident string quartet at Stanford University holds a Chamber Music seminar. This year, the seminar runs from June 19th to the 26th. I attended a terrific concert this afternoon, …

Composers have frequently found their inspiration to write great music based on having experienced a variety of scenes in Nature. For some it was the Vienna Forrest; for others, it was a stream or a …

Considerable time has passed since I last listened to the amazing composition titled “Tod Und Verklaerung” by Richard Strauss. While Strauss lived from 1864 and died in 1949, this composition was written in 1889, when …