Richard Strauss, born on June 11, 1864, in Munich and died on September 8, 1949, in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, was a prominent German composer known for his symphonic poems, operas, and chamber music.
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“don't perspire while conducting - only the audience should get warm.”
“On conducting: If you can just barely hear the French horns on stage, the balance is perfect.”
Source: A Confidential Matter: The Letters of Richard Strauss and Stefan Zweig, 1931-1935
“If you think that the brass is not blowing loud enough, mute it by a couple of degrees.”
“I may not be a first-rate composer, but I am a first-class second-rate composer.”
“The human voice is the most beautiful instrument of all, but the most difficult to play.”
“Its a funny thing Alice, dying is just the way I composed it in Tod und Verklärung.”