But none of the names above are as iconic and seminal as Ravel (born 1875) whose name is synonymous with “impressionism” or Richard Strauss (1864) whose opening bars of “Don Juan” are said ...

Donald Macleod explores the music and stories from five distinct years of Strauss's life, from the 19-year-old composer's first forays as a professional composer, to the final works of an old man ...

Guest conductor Thomas Guggeis makes U.S. orchestral debut Friday, leading stylized interpretations of works by Strauss, ...

The dramatic power, soaring intensity and grandeur in the operas and tone poems Strauss wrote between 1885 and 1910 has ... professional adroitness and sophistication. Richard’s formal academic ...

Donald Macleod sees how an immersion in music across his formative years influenced Richard Strauss's ideas about composition and helped him to establish a career as a conductor.