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Composer | Strauss, Richard (1864-1949) |
Period | Romantic |
Work type | Orchestral |
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AmsterdamKlaus Mäkelä conducts Richard Strauss with the Concertgebouw Orchestra
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Norman, Strauss R.
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Klaus Mäkelä
AmsterdamBenjamin Grosvenor & Sinfonia of London: Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 2
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Strauss R., Rachmaninov, Elgar
Sinfonia of London; John Wilson; Benjamin Grosvenor
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A thrusting Daphnis et Chloé at the BBC Proms
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John Wilson brings his Sinfonia of London to the BBC Proms to crown the Ravel 150 celebrations with a glowing performance of his hedonistic symphonie chorégraphique.
New season, new horizons: Salonen opens the Elbphilharmonie
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Salonen and the Orchestre de Paris opened the Elbphilharmonie season with a vivid journey from Strauss’s dramatic energy, through a reflective new Horn Concerto, to Sibelius’s luminous, precise grandeur.
A night of bold strokes: Orozco-Estrada and Josefowicz in Seoul
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By the close of the performance, one sensed that the audience’s exhilaration stemmed less from polished execution and more from a shared immersion in the music’s dramatic arc—elements that lingered as the defining memory of this eventful evening.
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StockholmStrauss Don Juan
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Elgar, Prestini, Strauss R.
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra; Speranza Scappucci; James Ehnes
GothenburgStrauss' Don Juan

Strauss R.: Don Juan, Op.20
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Santtu-Matias Rouvali
New York CityViolin Master Class with Rainer Honeck: R. Strauss’s Don Juan

Strauss R.: Don Juan, Op.20
Liam Mansfield; Rainer Honeck
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Bachtrack top ten: Richard Strauss
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From the early succès de scandale of Salome to a golden Indian summer, Richard Strauss’ long career spanned eight decades. Enjoy some highlights in our playlist.
Salome: the greatest Strauss tone poem?
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A look at the succès de scandale that was Strauss first operatic hit, Salome, placing it in the context of his early tone poems Don Juan and Death and Transfiguration.