Richard Strauss
Birthday
1864/06/11
Day of death
1949/09/08 (85 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Also know as
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Biography
Richard Georg Strauss was a leading German composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras. He is known for his operas, which include Der Rosenkavalier and Salome; his lieder, especially his Four Last Songs; and his tone poems and other orchestral works, such as Death and Transfiguration, Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Also sprach Zarathustra, An Alpine Symphony, and Metamorphosen. Strauss was also a prominent conductor throughout Germany and Austria.
Acting
(1970) Von Reinhardt bis Karajan - 50 Jahre Salzburger Festspiele
as Self (archive footage)
(2008) Karajan: Richard Strauss: Tod und Verklarung / Metamorphosen
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(2008) Karajan: Richard Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie / Also Sprach Zarathustra
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(2012) I Do
as Michael Stanley
(1993) The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past
as Self (archive footage)
(2025) Richard Strauss im Zwielicht
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(2008) Karajan: Richard Strauss: Don Quixote / Ein Heldenleben
as Composer
(1989) Elektra
as Self - Composer
(1967) Omnibus
as Self