Richard Strauss
Rooted in Romanticism, which he transcended through his orchestral options in
his best-known works, the symphonic poems Till the Mischievous and Thus Spoke
Zarathustra, composer and conductor Richard Strauss moved towards Viennese
modernism with his operas Salome, Elektra and The Knight of the Rose, leaving
four poignant last lieder as his testament. Unrelated to the Strauss dynasty of
Viennese waltzes, Richard Georg Strauss was born in Munich on June 11, 1864, and
received a complete musical education from his father Franz Strauss, horn player
with the Royal Orchestra and teache...
