Richard Strauss, Sinfonia Domestica, The Hours of the Day, Radio Symphony Orchestra Berlin, Radio Chorus Berlin, Marek Janowski (conductor), Pentatone SACD It’s easy to be dismissive about Richard ...

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It probably says something about composer Richard Strauss that an intimate work based on his happy family life requires such a massive orchestra to perform. But that’s the case with Strauss’ “Sinfonia ...

High-culture people may know Richard Strauss for his operas "Der Rosenkavalier" and "Salome," but low-culture people like me know him for the great movie music "2001: A Space Odyssey" made of "Sunrise ...

A prominent personality in the music world celebrated his 60th birthday; City of Vienna made this the occasion for a gala week. Honors both frothy and substantial were recklessly poured upon the head ...

"I would like to admit all [Richard] Strauss operas to whichever purgatory punishes triumphant banality," Igor Stravinsky once said. "Their musical substance is cheap and poor; it cannot interest a ...