Totally agree! Even the late Glenn Gould admitted to enjoying Strauss's music as much as he loves Bach and Beethoven while also considering Strauss as being the greatest musical figure of the 20th century.
The most sublime orchestrator of the twentieth century. Oftentimes it is rather hard to believe what one is hearing. Berg comes in at a distant second. Thank you for the superb documentary. One of the best things I've seen this year. Noel
This was interesting, but the documentary is inadequate in that omits to even mention two of Strauss's best operas, Ariadne auf Naxos and Arabella. It also only hints that some of Strauss's writing for sopranos is extremely high pitched and very challenging. Ariadne contains a colaratura aria for Zerbinetta which lasts over ten minutes! Arabella, as well as having a lovable heroine, has the very demanding (though small) role of Fiakermilli. A soprano such as Gruberova or Dessay or Fally (who have played these roles) should have been interviewed.
HOW CAN THEY SAY that Die Frau Ohne Schatten's music has become REGRESSIVE in Strausses output ? (34:28). Just because it depicts a "traditional or conservative" Hausfrau ? This is nonsense. The score of this opera is almost as challenging as Elektra, but on a three-act duration ! and it reconnects Strauss with his groundbreaking orchestration discoveries, far beyond Die Rosenkavalier's, which was also seen as "retrograde". I really don't understand those value jugements from "modernists" who consider dissonance as "progress". There is not such thing as progress in Art.
Sehr interessante Doku ......sehr interessante....mit den Tenören hatte er es ja nicht so....13:29 und zum Finale die Apotheose des Soprans : 4 letzte Lieder
Richard Strauss is the greatest composer of the 20th.Century. His music is breathtaking heavenly beautiful.
Great documentary. Thx for posting.
Totally agree! Even the late Glenn Gould admitted to enjoying Strauss's music as much as he loves Bach and Beethoven while also considering Strauss as being the greatest musical figure of the 20th century.
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Great great documentation of the maestro R.Strauss ! Merci ! 🙏❤️🎼❤️🌹
Great documentation, worth seeing for every music lover. - Heinz
The most sublime orchestrator of the twentieth century. Oftentimes it is rather hard to believe what one is hearing. Berg comes in at a distant second. Thank you for the superb documentary. One of the best things I've seen this year. Noel
This was interesting, but the documentary is inadequate in that omits to even mention two of Strauss's best operas, Ariadne auf Naxos and Arabella. It also only hints that some of Strauss's writing for sopranos is extremely high pitched and very challenging. Ariadne contains a colaratura aria for Zerbinetta which lasts over ten minutes! Arabella, as well as having a lovable heroine, has the very demanding (though small) role of Fiakermilli. A soprano such as Gruberova or Dessay or Fally (who have played these roles) should have been interviewed.
Good thing his greatest opera Die Liebe der Danae gets mentioned.
Mil Gracias por este vídeo muy interesante ,sin desperdicio 👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏💞
music has no boundaries
RICHARD STRAUß , GRAND MAESTRO , RENÉÉ FLEMING PRIMA DAMA ASSOLUTTA , MERVEILLEUSEMENT PRODUCTION ,MERCI !
i always wondered why he was so obsessed with woman voices in his works. he even wrote male roles for female singers.
HOW CAN THEY SAY that Die Frau Ohne Schatten's music has become REGRESSIVE in Strausses output ? (34:28). Just because it depicts a "traditional or conservative" Hausfrau ? This is nonsense. The score of this opera is almost as challenging as Elektra, but on a three-act duration ! and it reconnects Strauss with his groundbreaking orchestration discoveries, far beyond Die Rosenkavalier's, which was also seen as "retrograde". I really don't understand those value jugements from "modernists" who consider dissonance as "progress". There is not such thing as progress in Art.
Sehr interessante Doku ......sehr interessante....mit den Tenören hatte er es ja nicht so....13:29 und zum Finale die Apotheose des Soprans : 4 letzte Lieder
14:25 genialer Kitsch , aber nur weil Mottl den Orchestersatz verdirbt.....die Kl.Fassung ist die originale
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