Richard Strauss
STRAUSS: Morgen! Op 27/4
Jian Liu (piano) Recorded by RNZ Concert in Wellington's Michael Fowler Centre, 22 July, 2023 Audio
STRAUSS: Burleske in D minor
Jian Liu (piano), Orchestra Wellington/Marc Taddei Recorded by RNZ Concert in Wellington's Michael Fowler Centre, 22 July, 2023 Audio
STRAUSS: An Alpine Symphony
Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Giordano Bellincampi, Auckland Town Hall, 12 November 2022. Audio
STRAUSS: Capriccio
Capriccio by Richard Strauss performed by Benjamin Baker and Justine Cormack on violins, viola players Amanda Verner and Robert Ashworth, and cellists Maciej Kulkowski and Ken Ichinose. Audio
STRAUSS: Der Rosenkavalier
An opera that combines romantic comedy, dreamy nostalgic fantasy, genuine human drama, and light but striking touches of philosophy and social commentary. Video
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Four Last Songs
Peter Shaw looks at Richard Strauss's final years and in particular his 'Four Last Songs' - today one of the most popular works in the classical repertoire. Audio
Elektra by Richard Strauss
An intense and still-startling work that unites the commanding impact of Greek tragedy with the unsettling insights of early-20th-century Freudian psychology. Video
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Curtain Raiser: Strauss - Ein Heldenleben
In the summer of 1889 Strauss wrote that: "Beethoven's Eroica is so little beloved of our conductors, and is on this this account now only rarely performed, that to fulfil a pressing need I am… Audio
Curtain Raiser: Strauss - An Alpine Symphony
A dawn-to-dusk climbing trip in the Bavarian mountains is depicted in An Alpine Symphony by Richard Strauss.
Indra Hughes discovers there are also other levels of meaning here. Audio
Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra
2014 NZSO National Youth Orchestra/Alexander Shelley Audio
Playing Favourites with Rhona Fraser
Producer of small scale, intimate opera productions in Days Bay, whose latest production, Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss, commemorates the 150th anniversary of the composer's birth. Audio
Richard Strauss (1864-1949) - Opera
Peter Walls gives a glimpse of the vibrancy of Strauss's operas. Audio
Richard Strauss: Lion of Opera - Part Two
To mark the composer's 150th birthday, Thomas Hampson presents an appreciation of Strauss's genius in opera, with contributions from other acclaimed singers including Montserrat Caballé, Martha… Audio
Richard Strauss: Lion of Opera - Part One
To mark the composer's 150th birthday, Thomas Hampson presents an appreciation of Strauss's genius in opera, with contributions from other acclaimed singers including Montserrat Caballé, Martha… Audio
Richard Strauss (1864-1949) - Music for Winds
Erica Challis introduces Strauss's wind music. Audio
Capriccio and the Reich
Elric Hooper and Des Wilson discuss Richard Strauss' last opera. Audio
Salome
Elric Hooper and Des Wilson discuss the popularity of the story of Salome, between about 1870 and 1920, and the many resulting works of art including Strauss's shocking opera. Audio
