Richard Strauss Archive

The well-known German-born soprano, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, was the daughter of Friedrich Schwarzkopf and his wife, Elisabeth Fröhling. From the very beginning, Elisabeth showed an interest in persuing a career in music. She performed in her …

Composer Richard Strauss and his wife, Pauline, were married for about 55 years. She was an operatic Soprano, and he wrote many songs for her. Most of these songs were highly emotional, and dealt with …

Richard Strauss was a boy of six when he wrote his first song, and an old man of 84 when he completed his last. In the intervening years he became hugely successful as a composer …

I have for you today Richard Strauss’ song, “Ständchen” with one of my favorite singers, Christiane Karg. And this song… my goodness, this song makes me happy in the best way. I love the liveliness …

Richard Strauss is known today for his orchestral works, his operas, and his songs. But Strauss was also an accomplished pianist and violinist, and it shows in the virtuosity of the Violin Sonata he composed …