Richard Strauss : an intimate portrait / Kurt Wilhelm ; translated by Mary Whittall ; colour photographs by Paul Sessner.
| Author/creator |
Wilhelm, Kurt, 1923-2009 |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | New York : Rizzoli, 1989. |
| Description | 312 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Uniform title | Richard Strauss persönlich. English |
| Contents | Munich 1864 -- Ancestors -- Family Life -- An education -- A job -- A young revolutionary -- Time for reflection -- 'Guntram' -- Pauline Maria de Ahna -- Munich again -- Hofkapellmeister in Berlin -- The composer's rights -- The younger Franz -- The USA -- The 'Salome' Sensation -- Garmisch -- A world reputation -- A change of direction -- 'Ariadne' -- The end of an epoch -- World war I -- Director in Vienna -- South America and the USA again -- Salzburg Brazil Vienna -- A palace in Vienna -- 'Intermezzo' -- 'Helen' and Dresden -- Friends, adventures, family -- The conductor -- 'Arabella' -- Bayreuth -- The honorary office -- 'Die schweigsame Frau' -- Snapshots -- After the Fall -- Italy and Hellas -- The Second World War -- The approaching end -- Liberation? -- Switzerland -- Homecoming. |
| Abstract | From the autobiographical opera, "Intermezzo", based on a domestic misunderstanding, to the self-confident tone poem, "Ein Heldenleben", Strauss's works related to his personal experience as closely as any 19th-century romantic. This is a portrait of the man and his music. A large number of the illustrations are taken from the private archive of the Strauss family. They are woven around the text, which features anecdotes, quotations and personal reminiscences by members of the Strauss family and contemporaries. The result is an intimate investigation of the private life, opinions, background and works of Strauss. |
| General note | Translation of: Richard Strauss persönlich. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| LCCN | 88043285 |
| ISBN | 0847810216 : |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML410.S93 W5413 1989 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |