Richard Strauss, the man and his work / Ernst Krause.
| Author/creator | Krause, Ernst |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Boston : Crescendo Publishing Company, [1969] |
| Description | 587 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Richard Strauss, Gestalt und Werk. English |
| Contents | Period and surroundings. Survey ; The epochs and their culture ; Born at a time of change -- Beginnings. Childhood and youth ; From op. 1 to the "Burleske" -- "The great opportunist". Representative of the age ; Art and the people ; From the Kaiser's Reich to Hitler's ; War and peace -- Acknowledgment to life. "I want to spread happiness" ; Naturalism and realism ; Sensuousness ; Breadth, height and depth -- The heritage. Further development ; Mozart, Wagner and others ; The folk song ; The effect -- The workshop. "Genius is an industry" ; At work -- "Merry workshop". At the conductor's desk ; The spoken and written word -- The elements of style. Unity of style ; Melody ; Sound ; Harmony ; Melos and nervous counterpoint ; Instrumentation ; Rhythm ; Form -- Strauss the man. Appearance and characteristics ; Humanistic education ; Self-assessment ; In the family circle -- Programme music. Historical survey ; Music of reality ; Tone painting -- "The fiery pulse of youth". Aus Italien ; Don Juan ; Macbeth ; Tod und Verklärun ; Till Eulenspiegel ; Also sprach Zarathustra -- Tone paintings. Don Quixote ; Ein Heldenleben ; Sinfonia domestica ; Eine Alpensinfonie ; Japanische Festmusik and other works -- Songs and choral works. The lyricist ; Song style ; Freundliche vision ; Deutsche Motette und other works -- The curtain rises. Guntram ; Opera plans ; Feuersnot -- Abysses. Decadence ; Salome ; Elektra -- Realistic scenes from life. Die Rosenkavalier ; "Meistersinger no. 3" ; Arabella ; Die schweigsame Frau ; Friedenstag -- The Grecian Strauss. Ariadne auf Naxos ; Daphne ; Die Liebe der Danae ; Plans and arrangements -- "Literature". Collaboration with Hogmannsthal ; Die Frau ohne Schatten ; Die ägyptische Helena -- Words and music. Conversation operas ; Intermezzo ; Capriccio -- The dance. Josephslegende ; Schlagobers ; Ballet-opera -- Farewell. Changing times ; Metamorphosen and late works ; Last years and death. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 561-562) and index. |
| LCCN | 78077591 |
| ISBN | 0875970249 |
| Stock number | 10.00 |