Richard Strauss

Author: Kurt Wilhelm

Stock information

General Fields

  • : 49.99 NZD
  • : 9780500281598
  • : thames
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  • : 1.1
  • : 11 October 1999
  • : 258mm X 195mm X 22mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : 89.95
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  • : Kurt Wilhelm
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  • : Paperback
  • : New edition
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  • : 780.92
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  • : 312
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  • : 492 illustrations, 23 in colour
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Barcode 9780500281598
9780500281598

Description

An investigation of the private life, opinions, background and life of Richard Strauss. A large number of the illustrations are taken from the private archive of the Strauss family. The text features anecdotes, quotations and personal reminiscences by the Strauss family and contemporaries.

Table of contents

Munich 1864; ancestors; family life; an education; a job; a young revolutionary; time for reflection; "Guntram"; Pauline Maria de Ahna; Munich again; Hofkapellmeister in Berlin; the composer's rights; the younger Franz; the USA; the "Salome" sensation; Garmisch; a world reputation; a change of direction; "Ariadne"; the end of an epoch.

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