Richard Strauss, born in Munich in 1864, was one of the first serious artists to make his private life the direct subject of his art.
Richard Strauss believed his life was as interesting as Napoleon's or Alexander's, and thus a fitting subject for his art.
This album, 'Ein Leben in Liedern,' was made possible through crowdfunding on the platform Startnext.
Richard Strauss advised singers to perform his songs with simplicity, like Schubert-Lieder, to avoid them sounding kitschy.
Richard Strauss's first composition at age six was a Christmas song, with his mother writing the lyrics because he couldn't yet write properly.
Richard Strauss once jokingly referred to the triplet as his 'secret lover,' and it often appears prominently in his music during special moments.
Richard Strauss, the composer, considered his songs to be the dearest of all his compositions.
