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Donald Macleod explores key figures in Richard Strauss鈥檚 life

This week, Donald Macleod explores key figures in the life of Richard Strauss, including his librettist, Hugo von Hofmannsthal, his 鈥渄omineering and difficult, yet devoted鈥� wife, the soprano Pauline de Ahna, his 鈥渇renemy鈥� Gustav Mahler as well as Strauss鈥檚 uncomfortably close relationship with the High Command of the Third Reich. Donald also examines the larger-than-life characters that populated the world of the composer鈥檚 imagination.

Music Featured:

Der Rosenkavalier, Op 59 (Act 1, Introduction)
Le bourgeois gentilhomme, suite for orchestra, Op 60 (1. Overture)
Elektra, Op 58 (Scene 6, 鈥榃as willst du, fremder Mensch?鈥�)
Arabella, Op 79 (Act 2, love duet 鈥淪ie sehn nicht aus wie jemand, den das alles da interessiert.鈥�)
Der Rosenkavalier, Op 59 (Act 3, Finale)
Guntram, Op 25 (Act 2, Overture)
Morgen (Tomorrow), Op 27 No 4
Ein Heldenleben, Op 40 (No 3, Das Helden Gef盲hrtin)
Intermezzo, Op 72 (Act I, Sc 1 鈥淎nna, Anna! Wo bleibt denn nur die dumme Gans?鈥�)
Symphonia Domestica, Op 53 (2b, Wiegenlied; 3, Adagio)
Four Last Songs, Op posth (No 4, Im Abendrot)
Salome, Op 54 (鈥淲ie sch枚n ist die Prinzessin Salome heute nacht!鈥�)
Symphony No 2 in F minor, Op 12 (2nd mvt, Scherzo)
Also sprach Zarathustra, Op 30 (8, The Dance Song; 9. Song of the Night Wanderer)
An Alpine Symphony, Op 64 (13, On the Summit; 14, Vision; 15, Mists Rise)
Salome, Op 54 (Sc 4, 鈥淎h! Du wolltest mich deinen Mund nicht k眉ssen lassen, Jochanaan!鈥�)
Das B盲chlein (The Little Brook), Op 88 No 1
Die schweigsame Frau (The Silent Woman), Op 80 (Act 1, 鈥淗a!鈥� 鈥淲as ist?鈥� 鈥淢ir f盲llt etwas ein!鈥�)
Friedenstag (Peace Day), Op 81 (extract)
Metamorphosen, study for 23 solo strings, TrV 290
Le bourgeois gentilhomme, Op 60 (3. The Fencing Master)
Ariadne auf Naxos, Op 60 鈥� Prologue (conclusion)
Don Juan, Op 20
Daphne, Op 82 (Transformation scene, 鈥業ch komme, ich komme鈥�)
Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op 28

Presented by Donald Macleod
Produced by Chris Barstow for 麻豆官网首页入口 Audio Wales and West

For full track listings, including artist and recording details, and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after broadcast) head to the series page for Richard Strauss (1864-1949) /programmes/m0020hsy

And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we鈥檝e featured on Composer of the Week here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z