Richard Strauss [1116795]
Age: 85 years
Birthday: 1864-06-11
Deathday: 1949-09-08
Birthplace: Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Credits: 7
Popularity: 0.3008
Links: Homepage, IMDB
Biography: Richard Georg Strauss was a leading German composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras. He is known for his operas, which include Der Rosenkavalier and Salome; his lieder, especially his Four Last Songs; and his tone poems and other orchestral works, such as Death and Transfiguration, Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Also sprach Zarathustra, An Alpine Symphony, and Metamorphosen. Strauss was also a prominent conductor throughout Germany and Austria.