The contributions to this handbook bring together a full-length study of Elektra in English. The volume examines the many facets of one of Richard Strauss's most complex operas.
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This volume presents six original essays on Strauss's musical works--including tone poems, lieder, and operas--and brings together letters, memoirs, and criticism from various periods of the composer's life.
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Hence, foul flies, cried she, hence! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work.
The three volumes of this magnificent book should be studied by all lovers of the late-romantic music, amateurs and professionals alike...a monumental achievement.
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Through this supplemental and broader contextual approach, this book serves as a valuable and unique resource for students, scholars, and a general readership.
This paradox is the theme of my book.' The first volume takes Strauss's work up to, and including, Der Rosenkavalier, which may legitimately be regarded as the climax of his career, as well as convenient half-way mark.
Laurenz Lütteken's Strauss presents a new approach to the life and works of Richard Strauss, cutting through the mystery and gossip surrounding the elusive German composer to reveal his complicated role as representative of modernity.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations.