Richard Strauss

He was successful interpreter of the music of Hector Berlioz, Cesar Franck, Richard Strauss and especially of Gustav Mahler. His last concert with the Czech Philharmonic took place on 11 February 1972, with the Mahler's Symphony No. 4 .

In this article: Karel Sejna, Czech Philharmonic, Vaclav Talich, Prague, Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 4, Prague Conservatory, Rafael Kubelik, and Hector Berlioz

...conductor. Luisi's dynamic baton and the PMF Orchestra will cap the festival's finale with a colorful and narrative program, featuring Richard Strauss' symphonic poem "Don Quixote" and Berlioz's "Symphonie Fantastique." The part of Don...

In this article: Osaka, Tokyo, Pacific, Sancho Panza, Jun Markl, Don Quixote, and Leonard Bernstein

...Nachrichten. An advocate of the latest trends in music as exemplified by his friends Ludwig Thuille and Richard Strauss, he published books on Wagner, Liszt, Berlioz, Bruckner, Pfitzner, Klose and contemporary German music. With Ludwig...

In this article: Ludwig Thuille, Munich, Hans Pfitzner, Hector Berlioz, Felix Mottl, and Anton Bruckner

...22nd features the superstar soprano in Act II of Verdi's La Traviata, Act III of Massenet's Manon, and the final scene from Richard Strauss's Capriccio. Each of the acts will be fully staged, and Renee Fleming's co-stars include tenor...

In this article: Renee Fleming, Coty Inc., Metropolitan Opera, Grammy, Peter Gelb, Jules Massenet, James Levine, and Strategic partnership

...programme frequently includes new or rarely-performed works. The 2007/08 season offered a series focusing on Richard Strauss and Hector Berlioz, with the motto "Night's magic sphere". In 2008/2009, the concert cycle focuses on Ludwig van...

In this article: Salzburg, Salzburg Festival, Romeo et Juliette, Mark Elder, Marc Minkowski, and Yannick Nezet-Seguin

...dear. Revivals of "Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District" by Shostakovich and "Die Frau Ohne Schatten" by Richard Strauss are being replaced by two other Strauss operas: "Ariadne auf Naxos" and "Elektra," respectively. "When I took...

In this article: Peter Gelb, Metropolitan Opera, Cash flow, Revenue, New York City Opera, Hector Berlioz, Fiscal year, and Recession

...(Mezzo soprano) to give an acclaimed performance of this monumental work. Other major symphonic works performed by CPO include Richard Strauss's An Alpine Symphony & Don Juan; Mahler's Symphonies 1 & 5; Rachmaninov's Symphony No 2;...

In this article: Cardiff, St David's Hall, South Wales, Camille Saint-Saens, Paris, Symphony, Wales, Llandaff Cathedral, and France

...Music Director James Levine, and continuing with Act III of Massenet's Manon, conducted by Marco Armiliato, and the final scene of Richard Strauss's one act opera, Capriccio, conducted by Patrick Summers. Highlights of the Met Opera Radio...

In this article: Metropolitan Opera Radio, Rhapsody, Renee Fleming, SIRI, Metropolitan Opera, Il trovatore, Doctor Atomic, and SEC

...is possible that sometimes the composers themselves were unclear as to the distinction. Strauss, however, mentions both instruments in his 1904 revision of Hector Berlioz's Traite d'instrumentation et d'orchestration moderne, and (like Varese)...

In this article: Symphony No. 1, New York City, Orchestration, A London Symphony, Viola, The Mysterious Stranger, and Salome