Most of the 200+ Lieder by Richard Strauss were composed between 1885 and 1903, a period when he also established himself with works like Don Juan and Also sprach Zarathustra.
Interpretation
Richard Strauss and his wife Pauline often performed his Lieder in an order determined by theme or mood, rather than by publication sequence or opus number.
Recording & Production
This recording was originally released on Chandos ABRD 1076 (LP) and was recorded on July 30 & 31, 1982, at the Church of St. George the Martyr, London.
Composer's Artistic Vision
While Richard Strauss's tone poems often presented him as an iconoclast, his Lieder largely show a composer working within inherited traditions.
Composition History
Richard Strauss's Op. 10, a collection of settings of poems by Austrian poet Hermann von Gilm, is considered to mark his first maturity as a Lieder composer.
Composer Biography
Richard Strauss composed songs throughout his entire creative life, from the age of six to eighty-four.
Composer Biography
Richard Strauss's wife, Pauline de Anna, a soprano, was a leading interpreter of his songs and frequently toured with him to promote his Lieder.
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