1894
In the second snapshot from the life of Richard Strauss, Donald Macleod finds himself in 1894, the year Strauss married the redoubtable Pauline.
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Richard Strauss
Ständchen
Performer: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone) Performer: Gerald Moore (piano)
- EMI CMS7639952.
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Richard Strauss
Guntram (Act 2 Conclusion)
Performer: Sandor Sólyom-Nagy (The Old Duke) Performer: Ilona Tokody (Freihild) Performer: Hungarian Army Chorus Performer: Hungarian State Orchestra Performer: Eve Queler (director)
- CBS M2K39737.
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Richard Strauss
Op.27 songs: Ruhe, meine Seele, Cäcilie, Heimliche Aufforderung, Morgen
Performer: Margaret Price (soprano) Performer: Wolfgang Sawallisch (piano)
- EMI CDC7479482.
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Richard Strauss
Ein Heldenleben (The Hero, The Hero's Adversaries, The Hero's Companion)
Performer: San Francisco Symphony Performer: Herbert Blomstedt (conductor)
- DECCA 4365962.
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