Strauss, R.: Don Juan / Till Eulenspiegel / Also Sprach Zarathustra

Featuring

Zdeněk Košler
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Richard Strauss

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Composer Biography

By the age of twenty-one, Richard Strauss had already been appointed assistant conductor at Meiningen under Hans von Bülow, whom he succeeded in the same year.

Historical Context

Richard Strauss's association with the National Socialist Government in Germany, including taking positions vacated by Bruno Walter and Toscanini, was a controversial aspect of his life.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Richard Strauss's early career symphonic poems, such as those on this album, represent a remarkable extension of the work of Liszt and Wagner.

Performer Biography

Zdeněk Košler, the conductor on this album, studied under Karel Ančerl at the Prague Academy of Arts and won first prize in the Dimitri Mitropoulos Competition in New York.