{"product_id":"richard-strauss-7","title":"Richard Strauss","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe life and music of Richard Strauss (1864-1949) span what was arguably the most turbulent period in human history, encompassing the Franco-Prussian War, the unification of Germany, and two world wars. He was one of the very last composers to have started his career in service to the old European aristocracy, but near the end of his life, the continent lay in shambles, and he faced financial ruin even as he remained Germany's greatest living composer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVirtually from the day they were written, Strauss's tone poems from the late nineteenth century – works such as \u003ci\u003eDon Juan\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTill Eulenspiegel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAlso Sprach Zarathustra\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDeath and Transfiguration\u003c\/i\u003e – have been repertory standards. So have the operas \u003ci\u003eSalome\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElektra\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDer Rosenkavalier\u003c\/i\u003e. And yet a tremendous quantity of very good music, both early and late, has only recently come to the attention of musicians and music lovers alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis “owner's manual ” accompanied by a full-length CD, surveys all the major works with orchestra: symphonies, concertos, tone poems, operas, ballets, suites, and songs. Many of them will be new even to listeners familiar with the popular pieces, part of a vast legacy of immaculately crafted, beautiful music that deserves to be rediscovered and treasured.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hal Leonard Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56107101094232,"sku":"9781574674422","price":31.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781574674422.jpg?v=1766507417","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/richard-strauss-7","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}