Ein Heldenleben, an autobiographical tone-poem by Richard Strauss, is structured as a single symphonic movement with six intricately interwoven sections, including a slow movement and a scherzo.
Composition History
The opera Capriccio by Richard Strauss, described as a 'Conversation Piece for Music,' was first performed in Munich in 1942, the year of its completion.
Composer Biography
Richard Strauss, the German composer and conductor, was the son of a distinguished horn-player and a member of a rich brewing family.
Performer Biography
Ilkka Talvi, the Finnish-born violinist on this recording, became a faculty member at the Sibelius Academy, Finland's leading conservatory, at the age of twenty.
Performer Biography
Gerard Schwarz, the conductor of this album, recently completed 26 acclaimed years as Music Director of the Seattle Symphony.
Composition History
Richard Strauss's tone-poem Ein Heldenleben ('A Hero's Life') was completed in 1898 and premiered on March 3, 1899, in Frankfurt.
Composer Biography
By the age of twenty-one, Richard Strauss had already been appointed assistant conductor to the well-known orchestra at Meiningen under Hans von Bülow, whom he succeeded the following year.
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