Conductor Marin Alsop investigates the alluring power behind the grand opening of Also Sprach Zarathustra. Alsop Sprach Zarathustra: Decoding Strauss' Tone Poem Alsop Sprach Zarathustra: Decoding ...

One of the most familiar pieces composed by Richard Strauss (1864-1949) is his tone poem "Also sprach Zarathustra" with its famous opening "Sunrise" movement (as heard in the movie "2001: A Space ...

Though Richard Strauss later withdrew section titles that give a narrative to his autobiographical tone poem, “Ein Heldenleben” (“A Hero’s Life”), the epic nature of a hero at battle remains within ...

From Sept. 25 to 27, the Boston Symphony Orchestra presented a concert featuring Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Symphony No. 41 in C,” more commonly known as the “Jupiter Symphony,” and Richard Strauss’ ...

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