Richard Strauss im Museum - Mensch und Musik ...

Die Sopranistin Felicity Lott ist im Alter von 79 Jahren gestorben. Bekannt wurde sie vor allem als Interpretin von Strauss und Mozart. Mit ihrer smarten Rollengestaltung prägte "Dame Felicity" die Opernwelt. 

Nach Debatten im vergangenen Jahr, sorgt ein geplantes Gastspiel der Münchner Philharmoniker unter Dirigent Lahav Shani in Belgien erneut für Streit. Verwaltungsratsmitglieder eines Kulturzentrums kündigten ihren Rücktritt an. 

In this special in-depth exploration of the music of Handel, Richard Wigmore, Gramophone writer and Handel expert, talks to Editor Martin Cullingford about the composer, one of the most dominant cultural figures of 18th-century London life. From his early years in Germany and Ita ...  Show more

The soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen has just released an album of Richard Strauss, two late works – the Four Last Songs and the Closing scene from the opera Capriccio. On this new Sony Classical release she's joined by the Gewandhausorchester ...

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