Richard Strauss 150
In a special edition of Music Matters marking the 150th anniversary of the birth of Richard Strauss, Tom Service travels to Garmish-Partenkirchen, near Munich, where Strauss made his home for more than forty years, and where he wrote many of his most important works, including Elektra.
As a festival celebrating Strauss begins, Tom is shown around Villa Strauss, the composer's former home, by Strauss' grandson, Christian. He also speaks to musicians including the great mezzo-soprano Brigitte Fassbaender about what the composer means to them, Dr Christian Wolf from the Richard Strauss Institute considers how Strauss is viewed more than 60 years after his death, and Ian Bostridge and Julius Drake talk us through the art of the Strauss song.

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