Richard Strauss im Museum - Mensch und Musik ...

Im Oktober 2024 hat die Bayerische Staatsoper Richard Wagners "Rheingold" gezeigt. Jetzt kommt die "Walküre" - wieder im bewährten Team aus Tobias Kratzer, Regie und mit Vladimir Jurowski am Pult. Ein Vorbericht. 

Klagenfurt, 25. Juni 1926. Ingeborg Bachmann wird geboren. Mit ihrer Lyrik kommt ein neuer Sound in die deutsche Literatur. Komponisten zählen zu ihren engsten Freunden. Allen voran Hans Werner Henze, mit dem sie zeitweise zusammenarbeitet. 

Richard Strauss was aged 84 when he completed his final composition. It was 'Four Last Songs', which, although dealing death, conveys a sense of calm acceptance. Though written in 1948, it still touches the hearts of many listeners today. As the soprano voice delves ever deeper i ...  Show more

Johann Sebastian Bach's Cello Suite No I in G major is one of the most frequently performed and recognisable solo compositions ever written for cello. Yet it was virtually unknown for almost 200 years until the Catalan cellist, Pablo Casals discovered an edition in a thrift shop ...  Show more

Bach wrote his Goldberg Variations for harpsichord in the 1740s, but today it's performed by pianists all over the world. People describe the place these pieces have in their lives. This includes: * A neuroscientist from New York * Pianist Angela Hewitt * A father driving his fam ...  Show more

In the words of Questlove our guest for this classic episode, is "a part of one of THE most important musical dynasty's in music". His touch has been pivotal to the evolution of jazz, but that's not all folks! Branford Marsalis' contributions to the culture can be seen and hea ...