Richard Strauss
2nd ed.
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Author
Publication
1995 - Clarendon Press, Oxford, England, England
Language
English
Word Count
59,250 words, Guess
Page Count
237 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL789202M
- ISBN-100198165811
- OCLC Control Number32589436
- OCLC Control Numberrichardstrauss0000kenn_x9j1
- Library of Congress Control Number95021613
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- Goodreads3992811
- LibraryThing465894
Classifications
- DDC780/.92
- LCCML410.S93 K45 1995
Description
Kennedy deals fully with Strauss's life as leading composer and national figure in the Third Reich, during which he was both feted and cold-shouldered by the authorities. In putting this period into perspective he draws heavily on hitherto ignored material, including Strauss's own letters and diaries. In addition he reveals much about Strauss's long, happy but tempestuous marriage to the soprano Pauline de Ahna as well as tracing the important relationships to his librettists Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Stefan Zweig, Joseph Gregor and Clemens Krauss. From Kennedy's probing reassessment of the man and the music, a picture emerges of a level-headed, practical and extremely versatile musician - a great conductor as well as a great composer.
Subjects
Series Statement
- The master musicians
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- Richard Strauss
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