The tone poems of Richard Strauss rank with the finest orchestral compositions ever created. This volume conveniently brings together for the first time three of these major works, reproduced from complete and authentic first editions. Never before have these important works been available in a full-sized, inexpensive edition. Included in this volume are Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche (Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks); Also sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spake Zarathustra); and Ein Heldenleben (A Hen's Life). Also included are new English translations of the preamble to Also sprach...
The tone poems of Richard Strauss rank with the finest orchestral compositions ever created. This volume conveniently brings together for the first...
English National Opera Guides are ideal companions to the opera. They provide stimulating introductory articles together with the complete text of each opera in English and the original. Richard Strauss, already known for his wonderful orchestral tone-poems, projected his genius at the turn of the 20th century to opera, and this Guide contains the texts and introductions to his first two masterpieces in what was, for him, a new genre. Despite obvious similarities both operas consist of one Act, centered upon one female title role the articles included here reveal that the operas are really...
English National Opera Guides are ideal companions to the opera. They provide stimulating introductory articles together with the complete text of eac...
