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Hermann von Gilm, the author of the lyrics. In 1882, Strauss' friend, Ludwig Thuile, introduced Strauss to the poetry of Gilm contained in the volume Letzte Blätter (Last Pages), published in the year of the poet's death, (and the composer's birth), 1864, which contained the poem, Allerseelen. [2]
The tone poems of Richard Strauss are noted as the high point of program music in the latter part of the 19th century, extending its boundaries and taking the concept of realism in music to an unprecedented level. In these works, he widened the expressive range of music while depicting subjects many times thought unsuitable for musical depiction.
", Op. 27, No. 1, is the first in a set of four songs composed by Richard Strauss in 1894. It was originally for voice and piano, and not orchestrated by Strauss until 1948, after he had completed one of his Four Last Songs, "Im Abendrot ". [2] The words are from a poem "Ruhe, meine Seele!" (Rest, my soul) written by the poet Karl Henckell.
An Alpine Symphony, tone poem for orchestra 234: 65 — 1919: opera: Die Frau ohne Schatten, opera in three acts 234a — 146: 1947: orchestral: Symphonische Fantasie aus 'Die Frau ohne Schatten' 235: 68 — 1918: Lieder: Six songs (after poems of Clemens Brentano) for voice and piano, orchestrated 1940
Strauss: 10 May 1894; revised version: 29 October 1940 Weimar, Grossherzogliches Hoftheater (both versions) 25 168 1900–01 Feuersnot (Fire Famine) [4] Singgedicht (sung poem) 1 act Wolzogen: 21 November 1901: Dresden, Königliches Opernhaus: 50 203 1903–05 Salome: Musikdrama: 1 act Strauss, based on Lachmann's German translation of Wilde [b ...
Strauss had also recently been given a copy of the complete poems of Hermann Hesse and was strongly inspired by them. He set three of them – "Frühling", "September", and "Beim Schlafengehen" – for soprano and orchestra, and contemplated setting two more, "Nacht" (Night) and "Höhe des Sommers" (Height of Summer), in the same manner.
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"Des Dichters Abendgang" ("The Poets Evening Stroll") is an art song composed by Richard Strauss using the text of a poem with the same name by Ludwig Uhland (1787–1862), the second in his Opus 47 collection, (TrV 200) which was published in 1900. Originally written for piano and voice, Strauss wrote an orchestral version in 1918.