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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," he told Lt. Milton Weiss. Lt. Weiss, who was also a musician, nodded in acknowledgement. To protect the composer, a 'Off Limits' sign was later installed on the grass.[([[https://www.therightnotes.org/richard-strauss.html|The Right Notes]])] Strauss was seized by US forces at his farm at the end of WWII. "I am Richard Strauss, the composer of Rosenkavalier and Salome," he told Lt. Milton Weiss. Lt. Weiss, who was also a musician, nodded in acknowledgement. To protect the composer, a 'Off Limits' sign was later installed on the grass.[([[https://www.therightnotes.org/richard-strauss.html|The Right Notes]])]
  
 +===== Oboe =====
  
 +In April 1945, an American oboist named John de Lancie, who was familiar with Strauss's orchestral composition for oboe, was part of the American army force that secured the region around Strauss's residence. Strauss was commissioned by De Lancie to create an oboe concerto. Despite his initial skepticism, the composer produced this late composition.[([[https://www.gramophone.co.uk/review/works-for-oboe|Gramphone]])]
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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://interlude.hk/strauss-four-last-songspremiered-today-1950/|Interlude]])]
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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's 85th birthday party, also conducted an orchestra for the burial. Strauss created a significant musical legacy that had a significant impact on the development of twentieth-century music.[([[http://petesreflections.blogspot.com/2012/07/the-music-of-west-richard-strauss.html|petesreflections]])]
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