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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.
Awards & recognition
- German Olympic Decoration 1st Class · 1936
- Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal · 1936
- Adlerschild des Deutschen Reiches · 1934
- honorary citizen of Vienna · 1924
- Bavarian Maximilian Order — Science and Art · 1910
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- Albert Order
- Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau
- Commander of the Order of the Crown
- honorary citizen of Munich
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
- Officer of the Legion of Honour
- Order of Charles III
- Order of Saint-Charles
- Order of the Dannebrog
- Order of the Iron Crown (Austria)
- Order of the Oak Crown
- Order of the Red Eagle
- Order of the Redeemer
- Order of the Saxe-Ernestine
- Order of the White Falcon
- Pour le Mérite — Sciences and Arts order
Filmography8 titles
The Opera House
2017Music
2017Music
Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier
2014Original Music Composer
2014Original Music Composer
The Hours
2002Music
2002Music
Der Rosenkavalier
2017Music
2017Music
Elektra
2013Music
2013Music
Richard Strauss im Zwielicht
2025
2025
Ariadne auf Naxos
2012Music
2012Music
Der Rosenkavalier
2007Original Music Composer
2007Original Music Composer