Richard Strauss

by Tim Ashley and Richard Strauss

Book Overview

This revealing biography examines the life and works of the influential German composer Richard Strauss (1864-1949), whose evocative tone poems and beautifully crafted operas have been somewhat tainted in the public's imagination following claims that the composer was a Nazi sympathizer. Strauss's compositions also courted controversy, in particular his setting of Oscar Wilde's outrageous play Salome. In this book Tim Ashley delves beneath...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0714837946
• ISBN13: 9780714837949
• Release Date: November 1999
• Publisher: Phaidon Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 8.7"