{"product_id":"david-hurwitz-richard-strauss-2014","title":"David Hurwitz: Richard Strauss [2014]","description":"The life and music of Richard Strauss (1864-1949) span what was arguably the most turbulent period in human history  encompassing the Franco-Prussian War  the unification of Germany  and two world wars. He was one of the very last composers to have started his career in service to the old European aristocracy  but near the end of his life  the continent lay in shambles  and he faced financial ruin even as he remained Germany's greatest living composer.THVirtually from the day they were written  Strauss's tone poems from the late nineteenth century a works such as EDon JuanE  ETill EulenspiegelE  EAlso Sprach ZarathustraE  and EDeath and TransfigurationE a have been repertory standards. So have the operas ESalomeE  EElektraE  and EDer RosenkavalierE. And yet a tremendous quantity of very good music  both early and late  has only recently come to the attention of musicians and music lovers alike.THThis  owner's manual   accompanied by a full-length CD  surveys all the major works with orchestra: symphonies  concertos  tone poems  operas  ballets  suites  and songs. Many of them will be new even to listeners familiar with the popular pieces  part of a vast legacy of immaculately crafted  beautiful music that deserves to be rediscovered and treasured.","brand":"Hurwitz, David \u0026 Strauss, Richard","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":50080422199635,"sku":"9781574674422","price":7.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/hurwitz-david-david-hurwitz-richard-strauss-2014-9781574674422-60673209205075.jpg?v=1736309287","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.pro\/products\/david-hurwitz-richard-strauss-2014","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}