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Composer of the Week

Music: Classical

Kate Molleson

An informative guide to composers' lives and their music.

An informative and accessible guide to composers' lives and their music.

Composer of the Week: Strauss Portraits

Composer of the Week: Strauss Portraits: Episode 1: Portraits Day

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Strauss Portraits

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Episode 1: Portraits Day

Portraits Day

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Donald Macleod reflects on how self portraiture is represented by Richard Strauss's music.

Donald Macleod and Julian Johnson reflect on how self portraiture is represented by Richard Strauss's music, with Sinfonia domestica and Ein Heldenleben.

For Portraits Day, Donald Macleod is joined by Professor Julian Johnson from Royal Holloway, University of London, to reflect on how self portraiture is represented by Richard Strauss's music. While Strauss as the hero of "Ein Heldenleben" encouraged some healthy debate when it was first heard in 1899, other works are more direct in their association. Dedicated to his wife and his son, Sinfonia domestica details a day in the life of the Strauss family, including its most intimate moments. While critics of the day found it vulgar, the public loved it, and Strauss was unashamedly unapologetic. He told journalists in 1921 that the work was among his favourites, since it showed him and his opinions most clearly.

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Donald Macleod and Professor Julian Johnson explore Richard Strauss's life and music

Donald Macleod and guest Professor Julian Johnson from Royal Holloway, University of London explore Richard Strauss's life and music

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