R. Strauss: Symphonia domestica, Op. 53, TrV 209 & Die Tageszeiten, Op. 76, TrV 256

Featuring

Marek Janowski
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Rundfunkchor Berlin
Richard Strauss

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Composition History

Die Tageszeiten, Richard Strauss's only choral cycle, was commissioned in 1927 by the Wiener Schubertbund (Vienna Schubert Choral Society) and premiered in Vienna on July 21, 1928.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Richard Strauss, the composer, famously responded to criticism of his Symphonia Domestica by stating, "I do not see why I should not make a symphony about myself. I consider myself just as interesting as Napoleon and Alexander."

Composition History

Richard Strauss's Symphonia Domestica, Op. 53, was completed on December 31, 1903, and first performed in New York on March 21, 1904.

Compositional Technique

Richard Strauss, the composer, used the huge orchestral forces in Symphonia Domestica in a highly differentiated manner, with fine, chamber music-like adjustments for intimate dialogues.

Compositional Technique

The Symphonia Domestica features more than 40 individual themes and three main theme groups assigned to the father, mother, and child, driving the music forward.