Richard Strauss : a critical study of the operas / by William Mann.
| Author/creator | Mann, William |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Oxford University Press, 1966 [©1964] |
| Description | xiv, 402 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, music, portraits ; 26 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Guntram -- Feuersnot -- Salome -- Elektra -- Der Rosenkavalier -- Ariadne auf Naxos -- Die Frau ohne Schatten -- Intermezzo -- Die Agyptische Helena -- Arabella -- Die schweigsame Frau -- Friedenstag -- Daphne -- Die Liebe der Danae -- Capriccio. |
| Abstract | The author of this book attempts to interpret Strauss's development through the one most substantial branch of his music, his operas. |
| Abstract | The history of twentieth-century opera is dominated by the towering figure of Richard Strauss; and it is now possible to assess his musical and dramatic achievement in its true context. This study is the first exhaustive survey in the English language of Strauss's fifteen operas. From the early Guntram, written in the shadow of Wagner's all-pervading influence, to Capriccio, Strauss's last word and neo-classical commentary on the relationship of words and music in opera, the author conducts the reader through each of the fifteen operas, analyzing each work in detail, examining Strauss's lifelong preoccupation with the unity of music and libretto and throwing new light on the unique relationship between the composer and the sensitive withdrawn poet, von Hofmannsthal. The grammar and individuality of Strauss's musical language are explained with clarity and illustrated with over 400 music examples in the text. |
| LCCN | 66002148 |