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Composer of the Week Richard Strauss (1864-1949) Episodes

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  1. Overwork in a Difficult Business

    5/5 Donald Macleod assesses Richard Strauss’s appointment to the Berlin Court Opera.

  2. The Wagner Disciple

    4/5 Donald Macleod considers Richard Strauss's time in Weimar with Also sprach Zarathustra.

  3. Practical Improvements

    3/5 Donald Macleod explores Richard Strauss’s rather fraught early years at the Munich Opera.

  4. A Public Debut

    2/5 Donald Macleod charts Strauss’s early works, including his Second Symphony and Burleske.

  5. The Making of a Composer

    1/5 Donald Macleod charts Richard Strauss’s precocious early years and his First Symphony.