Strauss, R.: Der Kramerspiegel / Cello Sonata in F Major

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Knut Skram
Eva Knardahl
Elemér Lavotha
Kerstin Åberg
Richard Strauss

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Composition History

Strauss, as chairman of the German society of composers, had a dispute with Bote & Bock's spokesman and, in vengeance, stopped composing songs until 1918.

Performer Biography

Knut Skram, a bass-baritone, studied architecture and music in the USA before returning to Norway, where he debuted in Oslo in 1964 and was immediately contracted to the Norwegian Opera.

Composer Biography

Strauss's father, a professor at the Munich conservatory, recognized his son's talent early and guided him to study great masters, while also trying to shield him from the influence of 'new music'.

Composition History

Der Krämerspiegel was initially published as a private edition of 120 copies in 1921, and only became generally available in 1959 through Boosey & Hawkes.

Composer Biography

Richard Strauss was only 18 when he composed his Sonata for cello and piano (1882-83), while studying philosophy, aesthetics, and cultural history at the University of Munich.

Composition History

When Bote & Bock refused to annul the contract in 1918, Strauss enlisted drama critic Alfred Kerr to write twelve poems satirizing publishers, which Strauss then set to music.

Composition History

Richard Strauss signed a contract in 1903 with publisher Bote & Bock to publish his Symphonia Domestica, which stipulated that his next twelve solo songs would also be allocated to the firm.