Originally published by Duke University Press in 1992, this book examines Strauss's life and ... more Originally published by Duke University Press in 1992, this book examines Strauss's life and work from a number of approaches and during various periods of his long career, opening up unique corridors of insight into a crucial time in German history. Beyond the enlightening introduction by Michael Kennedy, individual essays use Strauss's creative work as a framework for larger musicological questions such as the tension between narrative and structure in program music, the problem of extended tonality at the turn of the century, stylistic choice versus stylistic obligation, and conflicting perspectives of progressive versus conservative music.
Richard Strauss' fifteen operas, which span the years 1893 to 1941, make up the largest Germa... more Richard Strauss' fifteen operas, which span the years 1893 to 1941, make up the largest German operatic legacy since Wagner's operas of the nineteenth century. Many of Strauss's works were based on texts by Europe's finest writers: Oscar Wilde, Hugo von Hofmannsthal and Stefan Zweig, among others, and they also overlap some of the most important and tumultuous stretches of German history, such as the founding and demise of a German empire, the rise and fall of the Weimar Republic, the period of National Socialism, and the post-war years, which saw a divided East and West Germany. In the first book to discuss all Strauss's operas, Bryan Gilliam sets each work in its historical, aesthetic, philosophical, and literary context to reveal what made the composer's legacy unique. Addressing Wagner's cultural influence upon this legacy, Gilliam also offers new insights into the thematic and harmonic features that recur in Strauss's compositions.
Music and Performance During the Weimar Republic Edited by BRYAN GILLIAM Page 2. ... Page 9. CAMB... more Music and Performance During the Weimar Republic Edited by BRYAN GILLIAM Page 2. ... Page 9. CAMBRIDGE STUDIES IN PERFORMANCE PRACTICE 3 Music and performance during the Weimar Republic edited by BRYAN GILLIAM CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS ...
... Florian would become the site of a music institute.7 But beyond the Bruckner-Stiftung project... more ... Florian would become the site of a music institute.7 But beyond the Bruckner-Stiftung project, the composer's music was exploited ceremonially both in live concerts and on the radio throughout Hitler's dictatorship. ... ooember 1940, um 20 Ubr ...
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The theme of transformation (Verwandlung) plays a significant role in the work of Richard Strauss... more The theme of transformation (Verwandlung) plays a significant role in the work of Richard Strauss, from his Tod und Verklärung (1889) to his Metamorphosen (1945). This article examines two Strauss operas where transformation is a central aspect of the libretto: Ariadne auf Naxos (1912/16), libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, and Daphne (1937), libretto by Joseph Gregor. Though each opera focuses on transformation, this concept is interpreted and realized in entirely different ways. For Hofmannsthal, Verwandlung is a journey outward to a new level of existence, attaining a new sense of humanity. For Gregor, transformation is an inward movement, joining nature, and becoming divine in the German-Romantic sense of the term.
Richard Strauss hatte zum nationalsozialistischen Regime ein kompliziertes, schwieriges Verhiltni... more Richard Strauss hatte zum nationalsozialistischen Regime ein kompliziertes, schwieriges Verhiltnis, das sich jener Art einfacher Darstellungen entzieht, wie es sie in den erstenJahrzehnten nach dem Krieg reichlich gab, als Erinnerungen und Anekdoten ...
Bereics vor dem Beginn der Arbeit an Elektra wunschte sich Strauss von seinem neuen Librettisten ... more Bereics vor dem Beginn der Arbeit an Elektra wunschte sich Strauss von seinem neuen Librettisten Hugo von Hofmannsthal eine Komodie. Er versuchte, die Komposition von Elektra mit dem Argument aufzuschieben, Salome (1905) habe seine Krafte im tragischen Modus erschopft (RSHH 17). Zwar konnte ihn der Dichter umstimmen. Alierdings war Hofmannsthal, ohne dies Strauss gegenuber zuzugeben, bereits zu diesem Zeitpunkt selbst der Tragodie uberdrussig geworden. Kurz zuvor hatte er die Sophokiessche Odipus-Trilogie neu zu fassen beschlossen und 1905 die Arbeit an Odipus und die Sphinx begonnen. Doch sollte das Projekt nie fertiggestellt werden.
The theme of transformation (Verwandlung) plays a significant role in the work of Richard Strauss... more The theme of transformation (Verwandlung) plays a significant role in the work of Richard Strauss, from his Tod und Verklärung (1889) to his Metamorphosen (1945). This article examines two Strauss operas where transformation is a central aspect of the libretto: Ariadne auf Naxos (1912/16), libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, and Daphne (1937), libretto by Joseph Gregor. Though each opera focuses on transformation, this concept is interpreted and realized in entirely different ways. For Hofmannsthal, Verwandlung is a journey outward to a new level of existence, attaining a new sense of humanity. For Gregor, transformation is an inward movement, joining nature, and becoming divine in the German-Romantic sense of the term.
... Galvanized by success, Bruckner began work on the Eighth with extraordinary confidence, and o... more ... Galvanized by success, Bruckner began work on the Eighth with extraordinary confidence, and on 19 September 1887 he sent the completed score to Hermann Levi, who had conducted an impressive Munich premiere of the Seventh. ...
Originally published by Duke University Press in 1992, this book examines Strauss's life and ... more Originally published by Duke University Press in 1992, this book examines Strauss's life and work from a number of approaches and during various periods of his long career, opening up unique corridors of insight into a crucial time in German history. Beyond the enlightening introduction by Michael Kennedy, individual essays use Strauss's creative work as a framework for larger musicological questions such as the tension between narrative and structure in program music, the problem of extended tonality at the turn of the century, stylistic choice versus stylistic obligation, and conflicting perspectives of progressive versus conservative music.
Richard Strauss' fifteen operas, which span the years 1893 to 1941, make up the largest Germa... more Richard Strauss' fifteen operas, which span the years 1893 to 1941, make up the largest German operatic legacy since Wagner's operas of the nineteenth century. Many of Strauss's works were based on texts by Europe's finest writers: Oscar Wilde, Hugo von Hofmannsthal and Stefan Zweig, among others, and they also overlap some of the most important and tumultuous stretches of German history, such as the founding and demise of a German empire, the rise and fall of the Weimar Republic, the period of National Socialism, and the post-war years, which saw a divided East and West Germany. In the first book to discuss all Strauss's operas, Bryan Gilliam sets each work in its historical, aesthetic, philosophical, and literary context to reveal what made the composer's legacy unique. Addressing Wagner's cultural influence upon this legacy, Gilliam also offers new insights into the thematic and harmonic features that recur in Strauss's compositions.
Music and Performance During the Weimar Republic Edited by BRYAN GILLIAM Page 2. ... Page 9. CAMB... more Music and Performance During the Weimar Republic Edited by BRYAN GILLIAM Page 2. ... Page 9. CAMBRIDGE STUDIES IN PERFORMANCE PRACTICE 3 Music and performance during the Weimar Republic edited by BRYAN GILLIAM CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS ...
... Florian would become the site of a music institute.7 But beyond the Bruckner-Stiftung project... more ... Florian would become the site of a music institute.7 But beyond the Bruckner-Stiftung project, the composer's music was exploited ceremonially both in live concerts and on the radio throughout Hitler's dictatorship. ... ooember 1940, um 20 Ubr ...
Page 1. s <»* r r<^>. r /... more Page 1. s <»* r r<^>. r /7 ? EDITED B\ BRYAN GILLIAM Pichard Strauss AND HIS WORLD Page 2. Page 3. RICHARD STRAUSS AND HIS \\ORLM Thle One RGJB-FET-9CCU Page 4. Page 5. Richard Strauss AND HIS WORLD ...
The theme of transformation (Verwandlung) plays a significant role in the work of Richard Strauss... more The theme of transformation (Verwandlung) plays a significant role in the work of Richard Strauss, from his Tod und Verklärung (1889) to his Metamorphosen (1945). This article examines two Strauss operas where transformation is a central aspect of the libretto: Ariadne auf Naxos (1912/16), libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, and Daphne (1937), libretto by Joseph Gregor. Though each opera focuses on transformation, this concept is interpreted and realized in entirely different ways. For Hofmannsthal, Verwandlung is a journey outward to a new level of existence, attaining a new sense of humanity. For Gregor, transformation is an inward movement, joining nature, and becoming divine in the German-Romantic sense of the term.
Richard Strauss hatte zum nationalsozialistischen Regime ein kompliziertes, schwieriges Verhiltni... more Richard Strauss hatte zum nationalsozialistischen Regime ein kompliziertes, schwieriges Verhiltnis, das sich jener Art einfacher Darstellungen entzieht, wie es sie in den erstenJahrzehnten nach dem Krieg reichlich gab, als Erinnerungen und Anekdoten ...
Bereics vor dem Beginn der Arbeit an Elektra wunschte sich Strauss von seinem neuen Librettisten ... more Bereics vor dem Beginn der Arbeit an Elektra wunschte sich Strauss von seinem neuen Librettisten Hugo von Hofmannsthal eine Komodie. Er versuchte, die Komposition von Elektra mit dem Argument aufzuschieben, Salome (1905) habe seine Krafte im tragischen Modus erschopft (RSHH 17). Zwar konnte ihn der Dichter umstimmen. Alierdings war Hofmannsthal, ohne dies Strauss gegenuber zuzugeben, bereits zu diesem Zeitpunkt selbst der Tragodie uberdrussig geworden. Kurz zuvor hatte er die Sophokiessche Odipus-Trilogie neu zu fassen beschlossen und 1905 die Arbeit an Odipus und die Sphinx begonnen. Doch sollte das Projekt nie fertiggestellt werden.
The theme of transformation (Verwandlung) plays a significant role in the work of Richard Strauss... more The theme of transformation (Verwandlung) plays a significant role in the work of Richard Strauss, from his Tod und Verklärung (1889) to his Metamorphosen (1945). This article examines two Strauss operas where transformation is a central aspect of the libretto: Ariadne auf Naxos (1912/16), libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, and Daphne (1937), libretto by Joseph Gregor. Though each opera focuses on transformation, this concept is interpreted and realized in entirely different ways. For Hofmannsthal, Verwandlung is a journey outward to a new level of existence, attaining a new sense of humanity. For Gregor, transformation is an inward movement, joining nature, and becoming divine in the German-Romantic sense of the term.
... Galvanized by success, Bruckner began work on the Eighth with extraordinary confidence, and o... more ... Galvanized by success, Bruckner began work on the Eighth with extraordinary confidence, and on 19 September 1887 he sent the completed score to Hermann Levi, who had conducted an impressive Munich premiere of the Seventh. ...
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