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from "Four songs for high bass and piano, Op. 87" 259: 78 — 1929: choral (orchestral) "Austria" (Wo sich der ewige Schnee), for male choir and orchestra 260: 87: 115: 1929: Lied: 1. "Vom künftigen Alter" (Der Frost hat mir bereifet) from "Four songs for high bass and piano, Op. 87" 262 — 191: 1930: orchestral: Idomeneo act 2 and 3 for ...
Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 (German: [ˈalzo ʃpʁaːx t͡saʁaˈtʊstʁa] ⓘ, Thus Spoke Zarathustra or Thus Spake Zarathustra) [1] is a tone poem by German composer Richard Strauss, composed in 1896 and inspired by Friedrich Nietzsche's 1883–1885 philosophical work of the same name. [2]
Songs by Richard Strauss (1864–1949). Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. S. Song cycles by Richard Strauss (1 P)
"By Strauss" is a 1936 song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin. It pays homage to the music of Johann Strauss, Sr. and Johann Strauss, Jr.
In 1885 Strauss met the composer Alexander Ritter who was a violinist in the Meiningen orchestra and the husband of one of Richard Wagner's nieces. An avid champion of the ideals of Wagner and Franz Liszt, Ritter had a tremendous impact on the trajectory of Strauss's work as a composer from 1885 onward.
2001: A Space Odyssey is a soundtrack album to the film of the same name, released in 1968.The soundtrack is known for its use of many classical and orchestral pieces, and credited for giving many classical pieces resurgences in popularity, such as Johann Strauss II's 1866 Blue Danube Waltz, Richard Strauss' symphonic poem Also sprach Zarathustra, and György Ligeti's Atmosphères.
The song was dedicated to the principal tenor of the Munich Court Opera, Heinrich Vogl. [3] Strauss promised to later write some songs for Aunt Johanna. "Zueignung" was the first of eight songs by Strauss published as Op. 10, [4] which were all settings of Gilm's poems. In 1885, they were the first songs Strauss ever published. [4]
The Four Last Songs (German: Vier letzte Lieder), Op. posth., for soprano and orchestra were composed in 1948 when Strauss was 84. They are – with the exception of the song "Malven" (Mallows), composed later the same year – the final completed works of Richard Strauss.