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Composer of the Week

Music: Classical

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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 4

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Strauss Portraits

Episode 4

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Strauss Portraits, Episode 4

Donald Macleod on Strauss's later operas, including Daphne, Friedenstag and Capriccio.

Donald Macleod considers Strauss's later operas, introducing excerpts from Daphne, Die schweigsame frau, Friedenstag and Capriccio.

Like many in the artistic community, the aftermath of the second world war was a period of introspection and practical difficulty for Richard Strauss. Having remained in Germany during the war, due to his dealings with the Nazi party, when hostilities ceased, he found himself under investigation. As he looked on his beloved country and the destruction of the opera houses he'd worked in over many years, he felt he was witness to the destruction of 2000 years of German culture. With Donald Macleod and guest Professor Julian Johnson from Royal Holloway, University of London.

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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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