Ein Heldenleben is something of an auto-biography for richard strauss's life, that is him being the Held, "Hero", in his own story ("Ein Heldenleben" directly translates to "a hero's life"). in this passage he includes compositions of his own that represents his auspicious talent and success. the entire piece is basically about his success in the music scene (the hero), him vs his opps and critics (the hero's adversaries), and him & his wife (the hero & the companion). i suggest you read about the musical structure of ein heldenleben more! 😯 such interesting music
I was stoked to hear this as well as Till Eulenspiegel's famous clarinet solo in Ein Heldenleben
Another one of the truly great moments in Heldenleben!
does anybody know why he put this excerpt from don juan in heldenleben?
Ein Heldenleben is something of an auto-biography for richard strauss's life, that is him being the Held, "Hero", in his own story ("Ein Heldenleben" directly translates to "a hero's life"). in this passage he includes compositions of his own that represents his auspicious talent and success. the entire piece is basically about his success in the music scene (the hero), him vs his opps and critics (the hero's adversaries), and him & his wife (the hero & the companion). i suggest you read about the musical structure of ein heldenleben more! 😯 such interesting music