
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.

Richard Strauss im Zwielicht
2025

Botschafter der Musik
1952 · as Self

Karajan: Richard Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie / Also Sprach Zarathustra
2008

Elektra
1989 · as Self - Composer

Von Reinhardt bis Karajan - 50 Jahre Salzburger Festspiele
1970 · as Self (archive footage)

Karajan: Richard Strauss: Tod und Verklarung / Metamorphosen
2008

The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past
1993 · as Self (archive footage)

Karajan: Richard Strauss: Don Quixote / Ein Heldenleben
2008 · as Composer