Richard Strauss : a musical life / Raymond Holden
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- 5782341
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- Book
- Author:
- Holden, Raymond
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- New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, c2011
- xiii, 316 p. : ill., ports., music ; 24 cm.
- ISBN:
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- 9780300126426
- 0300126425
- Summary:
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Renowned as the gifted composer of a string of masterworks, Richard Strauss (1864-1949) is less often remembered for his achievement as a major conductor. This book considers Strauss' career as a conductor and places it in relation to his life as a composer.
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- Education and years of apprenticeship. A Munich childhood : education and early impressions
- A rising star : Meiningen (1885-1886) and first Munich period (1886-1889)
- Enfant terrible : Weimar (1889-1894) and Don Juan
- Maturity and cultural leader. A Mozart missionary : second Munich period (1894-1898) and Mozart style
- Cause célèbre : Erster Königlicher Kapellmeister at Berlin (1898-1908) and Salome
- At the summit : Generalmusikdirektor at Berlin (1908-1919) and Beethoven style
- A poisoned chalice : Vienna Staatsoper (1919-1924) and the performing version of Mozart's Idomeneo
- A world figure. A German abroad : touring (1885-1914)
- A tarnished icon? Touring and recording(1914-1947)
- Conclusion.
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- Includes bibliographical references (p. [298]-306) and index.
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