Metamorphosen, for strings alone, contemplates the world after the end of his world, in 1945.
The post 80 years ago: Richard Strauss surveys his country’s ruin appeared first on Slippedisc.
80 years ago: Richard Strauss surveys his country’s ruin
Blog
You might be interested in …
A broken shoulder rest? No problem for Gidon Kremer
Between movements of the Mieczyslaw Weinberg violin concerto with the London Philharmonic Orchestra last night,, Gidon Kremer paused to adjust his shoulder rest – only for the wretched thing to break in half. ‘Never happened […]
Epic music film-maker dies, 89
Barrie Gavin died yesterday. One of the most energetic young producers on David Attenborough’s BBC2 channel, Gavin formed a creative relationship with Pierre Boulez and later with Karlheinz Stockhausen, gaining access to the cutting edge […]
Boulez year begins in Baden-Baden
The French composer and conductor Pierre Boulez lived for sixty years across the border in Baden-Baden and is buried there. Next year is the centenary of his birth. The town of Baden-Baden is planning its […]
Latest Posts
