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Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Mon 5^th Apr 2010, 12:00 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Mon 5^th Apr 2010, 22:00 on BBC Radio 3

Taking five snapshots of Strauss' life, Donald Macleod focuses on 1883, the year in which there was a changing of the guard in German music. Show more

Composer of the Week

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)

Episode 2: 1894

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Tue 6^th Apr 2010, 12:00 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Tue 6^th Apr 2010, 22:00 on BBC Radio 3

Taking five snapshots of Richard Strauss' life, Donald Macleod focuses on 1894, the year Strauss married the redoubtable Pauline. Show more

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Composer of the Week

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)

Episode 3: 1905

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Wed 7^th Apr 2010, 12:00 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Wed 7^th Apr 2010, 22:00 on BBC Radio 3

Taking snapshots of Richard Strauss' life, Donald Macleod focuses on 1905, when the composer started to work with his greatest collaborator and librettist, Hugo von Hofmannstahl. Show more

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Composer of the Week

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)

Episode 4: 1935

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Thu 8^th Apr 2010, 12:00 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Thu 8^th Apr 2010, 22:00 on BBC Radio 3

In a series of snapshots of Richard Strauss' life, Donald Macleod focuses on the year 1935, which saw the unravelling of the composer's relations with the Nazis. Show more

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Composer of the Week

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)

Episode 5: 1946

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Fri 9^th Apr 2010, 12:00 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Fri 9^th Apr 2010, 22:00 on BBC Radio 3

Taking snapshots of Richard Strauss' life, Donald Macleod focuses on the year 1946, when the composer faced de-Nazification and yet wrote some of his most popular music. Show more

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