Richard Strauss (1864-1949) was one of the major composers and conductors of the first half of the 20th century.
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Composition Highlights

Title Year Avg. Duration Genre
Tod und Verklärung (Death and Transfiguration), tone poem for orchestra, Op. 24 (TrV 158) 1888 24:12 Orchestral
Also sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spoke Zoroaster), tone poem for orchestra, Op. 30 (TrV 176) 1896 29:10 Orchestral
Der Rosenkavalier, opera, Op. 59 (TrV 227) 1909 01:49:03 Opera
Don Juan, tone poem for orchestra, Op. 20 (TrV 156) 1888 17:12 Orchestral
Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche (Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks), tone poem for orchestra, Op. 28 (TrV 171) 1894 15:03 Orchestral
Don Quixote, fantastic variations for cello & orchestra, Op. 35 (TrV 184) 1897 34:22 Concerto Orchestral
Vier letzte Lieder (Four Last Songs), for soprano & orchestra, o.Op. 150 (TrV 296, AV 150) 1948 18:42 Vocal Music
Salome, opera, Op. 54 (TrV 215) 1903 01:32:43 Opera
Horn Concerto No. 2 in E flat major, o.Op. 132 (TrV 283, AV 132) 1942 19:17 Concerto
Horn Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 11 (TrV 117) 1882 16:20 Concerto
Metamorphosen, study for 23 solo strings, o.Op. 142 (TrV 290, AV 142) 1945 26:59 Orchestral
Ein Heldenleben (A Hero's Life), tone poem for orchestra, Op. 40 (TrV 190) 1897 42:04 Orchestral
Elektra, opera, Op. 58 (TrV 223) 1906 01:09:39 Opera
Oboe Concerto in D major, o.Op. 144 (TrV 292, AV 144) 1945 24:57 Concerto
Sinfonia Domestica, for orchestra, Op. 53 (TrV 209) 1902 43:51 Symphony Orchestral
Eine Alpensinfonie (An Alpine Symphony) for orchestra, Op. 64 (TrV 233) 1911 43:40 Symphony
Sonata for cello & piano in F major, Op. 6 (TrV 115) 1880 26:29 Chamber Music
Serenade for 13 wind instruments in E flat major, Op. 7 (TrV 106) 1881 08:55 Orchestral Chamber Music
Der Bürger als Edelmann (Le bourgeois gentilhomme), suite from the ballet for orchestra, Op. 60-IIIa (TrV 228c) 1920 30:32 Orchestral
Die Frau ohne Schatten (The Woman without a Shadow), opera, Op. 65 (TrV 234) 1914 02:42:10 Opera
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