Richard Strauss
Known for department: Sound
Birthday: 1864-06-11 – 1949-09-08
Place of birth: Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Biography
Richard Georg Strauss was a leading German composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras. He is known for his operas, which include Der Rosenkavalier and Salome; his lieder, especially his Four Last Songs; and his tone poems and other orchestral works, such as Death and Transfiguration, Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Also sprach Zarathustra, An Alpine Symphony, and Metamorphosen. Strauss was also a prominent conductor throughout Germany and Austria.
Known for
Von Reinhardt bis Karajan - 50 Jahre Salzburger Festspiele
1970Self (archive footage)
Karajan: Richard Strauss: Tod und Verklarung / Metamorphosen
2008
Karajan: Richard Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie / Also Sprach Zarathustra
2008
I Do
2012Michael Stanley
The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past
1993Self (archive footage)
Richard Strauss im Zwielicht
2025
Karajan: Richard Strauss: Don Quixote / Ein Heldenleben
2008Composer