Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949

Richard Strauss (1864-1949) was a German composer.

From the description of Richard Strauss audiocassette, undated [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122391808

This work was premiered in Munich on November 28, 1883, Hermann Levi conducting. Lahee's Annals of Music in America and Mueller's compendium of the repertoire of 27 major U.S. orchestras make no mention of a U.S. performance. Theodore Thomas conducted the world premiere of Richard Strauss's second symphony with the Philharmonic-Society of New York on December 13, 1884, and this performance is generally acknowledged as the first performance of Strauss in America. Thomas does not appear to have performed the Concertouverture, nor is it clear how he obtained a copy, though it is probable that Strauss gave him the manuscript during one of Thomas's trips to Europe, either in the summer of 1883 or 1884. The opus number was later withdrawn and given to the Lieder aus Letzte Blätter.

From the description of Concertouvertûre in c moll : für grosses Orchester, op. 10 / von Richard Strauss. November 1882. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 191674932

German composer and conductor, leader of the Romantic school.

From the description of Letter, 1930 Aug. 18, Garmisch-Partenkirchen [Germany] to Frederik[!] Stock, München [Germany]. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34491665

German composer and conductor, 19th and 20th centuries.

From the description of Autograph letter signed, from Strauss to unidentified correspondent, St. Moritz-Dorf, 1912 Feb. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122510907

German composer and conductor.

From the description of Tod und Verklärung. op. 24 / ... / Tondichtung von Richard Strauss. 18. November 1889. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270569703

From the description of 4 Lieder / für eine Singstimme / componirt / von / Richard Strauss. 1894. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270569689

From the description of [Sketches for Act 3 of Die schweigsame Frau]. [1933 or 1934] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270569670

From the description of [Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche. Album leaf] : autograph manuscript, 1925 Mar. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270569701

From the description of [Songs, op. 10]. [1885?] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270569684

From the description of Aus Italien. / Sinfonisches Fantasie (G dur) / für / grosses Orchester / von / Richard Strauss. 12. September 1886. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270569650

From the description of [Ein Heldenleben. Album leaf. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270569658

From the description of Sinnspruch (Göthe, westöstlicher Divan) / Richard Strauss. 24. Juni 1919. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270569678

From the description of II. Akt Reinschrift. [1909?] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270569666

From the description of [Die Ägyptische Helena : Sketches for Acts 1 and 2]. 1924-1927. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270569644

From the description of Don Juan. / Tondichtung für grosses Orchester / (nach Nic. Lenau's dramatischem Gedicht) / von Richard Strauss. / Op. 21 [changed in another hand to 20]. 1888. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270569656

From the description of Morgen (John Henry Mackay) Richard Strauss op. 27/IV. 20. September [18]97. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270569694

From the description of Macbeth. / Tondichtung für grosses Orchester / (nach Shakespeare's Drama) / von / Richard Strauss. / Op. 23. 4. März 1891. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270569663

From the description of Richard Strauss : photograph; + 1 autograph postcard signed, 1903 July 21-1949. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754872452

From the description of [Ariadne auf Naxos (Oper)]. [1912?] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270923553

Richard Strauss was a composer, musician, and conductor who emerged as the most prestigious German composer of his day. Born in Munich, the son of a noted musician, he received a thorough education in music from his father. A child prodigy, he learned to play several instruments in his youth, and composed his first song at the age of six. During his long and productive life, he composed in many forms, but is probably best known for tone-poems and opera. He was also a respected musician, and a conductor renowned throughout Europe and North and South America.

From the description of Richard Strauss letter to Fräulein, 1894 Nov. 30? (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 77135113

German conductor and composer. Strauss and the famous critic Alfred Kerr produced a cycle of songs which was later published in a limited edition, DER KRÄMERSPIEGEL. "Krämer" is a derogatory term for merchant (huckster?); the cycle of songs is supposed to be an insult to publishers and their greediness.

From the description of Lieder, 1918. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122560500

Op. 27 consists of four songs for voice and piano, composed 1893-4. Text of No. 4 is a poem by John Henry Mackay. No. 4 orchestrated 1897.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Morgen! op. 27, no. 4 / Richard Strauss. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 55604379

German composer.

From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Munich, 2 May 1884, to Otto Lessmann, 1884 May 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270900029

From the description of Autograph letters signed (2), dated : Berlin, 5 and 10 April 1905, to the same unidentified recipient, 1905 Apr. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270900038

From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Berlin, to Ernst Eulenburg, 1908 Apr. 17 (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 776208113

From the description of Autograph postcard signed, dated : Barcelona, to Ernst Eulenburg, 1908 May 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 776208016

From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Garmisch, 5 February 1917, to [Arthur Nikisch?], 1917, 5 February. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270670257

From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Munich Sept. 30 1897, to Herr Ahn, 1897 Sept. 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270670214

From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [n.p., Berlin?] Jan. 6 1901, to [August Göllerich], 1901 Jan. 6. and 1901 Jan. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270670229

From the description of Autograph postal card signed, dated : [Berlin Nov. 11 1902], to the Schlesinger music shop, 1902 Nov. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270670262

From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Garmisch Sept. 10 1913, to a named but unidentified recipient, 1913 Sept. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270670297

From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Palermo May 9 1893, to an unidentified baron, 1893 May 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270670283

From the description of Autograph letters signed (9), dated : Meiningen, Munich, Frankfurt, and Marquartstein Mar. 14 1886-25 July 1887, to Cäcilie Wenzel, 1886 Mar. 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270670268

From the description of Autograph postal card signed, dated : [Berlin Dec. 22 1901], to Frau G. Passarge, 1901 Dec. 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270670259

From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Munich Sept. 7 1885, to an unidentified Musikdirector, 1885 Sept. 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270670271

From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Garmisch Sept. 18 1909, to Otto Lohse, 1909 Sept. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270670248

From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [n.p., Munich?] Oct. 5 1900, to Herr [Otto Julius] Birnbaum, 1900 Oct. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270670219

From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Turin Dec. 29 1906, to an unidentified recipient, 1906 Dec. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270670291

From the description of [Ariadne auf Naxos : autograph manuscript of the libretto : [n.p.], 15 February and 10 May 1911 and 26 May 1913], 1911 Feb. 15 and 10 May, 1913 May 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270967282

From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Garmisch, to Ernst Eulenburg, 1908 Dec. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 776213098

From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Garmisch, to Ernst Eulenburg, 1909 Jan. 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 776207830

From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Garmisch July 23 1920, to an unidentified recipient in Barcelona, 1920 July 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270670301

From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Taorima Apr. 19 1893, to [Hermann Levi], 1893 Apr. 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270670244

From the description of Autograph postal card signed, dated : Berlin Sept. 12 1907, to Rob. Forberg in Leipzig, 1907 Sept. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270670225

From the description of Autograph letters signed (20), autograph postcards signed (8), and typewritten letters signed (3), dated : Vienna, Garmisch, La Plata (Argentina), Paris, Amsterdam, Athens, [and other places], 1919-1939, to Max Graf, 1919 Jan. 25, 1919 Aug. 22, 1923 Aug. 8, 1925, 15 February, 1926 Nov. 22, 1926 June 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270670232

From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Munich Apr. 13 1888, to an unidentified recipient, 1888 Apr. 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270670277

From the description of Autograph postal card signed, dated : Marquartstein Aug. 15 1903, to Herr and Frau Carl Emil Doepler in Berlin, 1903 Aug. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270670223

From the description of Typewritten letters signed (2) and autograph postal card signed, dated : Garmisch Aug. 26 1911 [and n.d.], and Vienna Apr. 29 1922, to Karl Weigl, 1911 Aug. 26, n.d., and 1922 Apr. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270670265

From the description of Autograph letters signed (5), dated : Weimar, Marquartstein, Mürren (Switzerland), and [Berlin], 1891-1901, to [Gustav Mahler], 1891 Jan. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270670251

From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Munich May 30 1897, to an unidentified recipient, 1897 May 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270670287

From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Berlin Apr. 17 1907, to an unidentified recipient, 1907 Apr. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270670294

From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Düsseldorf, to Ernst Eulenburg, 1902 May 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270900022

From the description of Capriccio. Draft : autograph manuscript, [1940-1941]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270902297

From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Garmisch, 28 October 1929, to [Egon Pollak?], 1929 Oct. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270900034

From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Munich, 25 April 1895, to the committee of the Niederrheinisches Musikfest, 1895 Apr. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270900031

From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Garmisch, 3 December 1930, to an unidentified recipient, 1930 Dec. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270900040

From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Munich July 24 1886, to an unidentified choral conductor in Berlin, 1886 July 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270670275

From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Dresden Oct. 25 1924, to an unidentified friend, 1924 Oct. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270670304

Richard Strauss (1864-1949) was a German composer.

Richard Strauss was born June 11, 1864 in Munich, Germany. He was a renowned German composer of the late romantic era and early modern era. As a child, Strauss received his musical education from his father, Franz Strauss and wrote his first piece of music age six. Later in his youth, Strauss received private instruction in music theory and orchestration from the assistant conductor of the Munich Court Orchestra. In 1882, he attended Munich University where he studied Philosophy and Art History, however, he left his studies after approximately a year and later gained a position as assistant conductor to Hans von Bulow. Throughout his lifetime, Strauss delved fully into the musical world experimenting through tone poems, opera, solo work, chamber work and various other aspects. He married Pauline de Ahna on September 10, 1894. Richard Strauss wrote his last work in 1948 and died on September 8, 1949 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.

From the guide to the Richard Strauss audiocassette, undated, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)