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Strauss resorted to a more rich, lyrical late-Romantic style for his later operas. Among these compositions were the massively popular Der Rosenkavalier (1911), Ariadne auf Naxos (1912), and Arabella (1932.). [([[https:// | Strauss resorted to a more rich, lyrical late-Romantic style for his later operas. Among these compositions were the massively popular Der Rosenkavalier (1911), Ariadne auf Naxos (1912), and Arabella (1932.). [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Rise Of The Nazi Party ===== | ||
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+ | Strauss did not join the Nazi party in the early 1930s. However, for practical reasons, he first collaborated with the early Nazi dictatorship in the belief that it would promote German art and culture. However, much of Strauss' | ||
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+ | ===== After 2nd World War ===== | ||
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+ | Strauss was seized by US forces at his farm at the end of WWII. "I am Richard Strauss, the composer of Rosenkavalier and Salome," | ||
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+ | ===== Oboe ===== | ||
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+ | In April 1945, an American oboist named John de Lancie, who was familiar with Strauss' | ||
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+ | ===== Four Last Songs ===== | ||
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+ | Strauss created songs throughout his life. The Four Last Songs are among his most well-known works. He supposedly wrote them with the great singer Kirsten Flagstad in mind, and she provided the first recorded rendition.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Death And Influence ===== | ||
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+ | Richard Strauss died on September 8, 1949, at the age of 85. Georg Solti, who had orchestrated Strauss' |