Richard Strauss

Germany, 1885–1949

German composer (1864-1949) of tone poems and operas. Also sprach Zarathustra, Salome and Der Rosenkavalier carry late-Romantic orchestral writing into the 20th century.

MusicRoots documents 4 artists who influenced Richard Strauss and 0 artists Richard Strauss influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Who influenced Richard Strauss?

• Richard Wagner — Strauss converted to Wagnerism against his father's wishes after studying Tristan — Wagner's orchestra and chromaticism became his native language.
• Franz Liszt — Liszt's symphonic poem was the form Strauss adopted outright — Don Juan and Also sprach Zarathustra descend directly from it.
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Mozart was Strauss's lifelong ideal — he conducted him constantly and modelled Der Rosenkavalier's ensemble writing on Le nozze di Figaro.
• François Couperin — Strauss orchestrated Couperin's harpsichord pieces as his Dance Suite (1923) — a documented act of homage to the French master.