Works by Strauss offer an array of complex heroes and anti-heroes — this program uses the composer’s Don Quixote and Ein Heldenleben (A Hero’s Life) as case studies.
Heroes and Anti-Heroes in Strauss
Young Richard Strauss [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Playlist
Strauss: Don Quixote, Op. 35
Cynthia Phelps, viola; Carter Brey, cello; Bernard Haitink, conductor
Bettison: Threaded Madrigals for solo viola
Rebecca Young, viola
Strauss: Ein Heldenleben (A Hero’s Life), Op. 40
Frank Huang, violin; Alan Gilbert, conductor
