{"id":5613,"date":"2014-01-26T21:01:32","date_gmt":"2014-01-26T21:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kennethwoods.net\/blog1\/?page_id=5613"},"modified":"2016-04-20T19:25:44","modified_gmt":"2016-04-20T18:25:44","slug":"richard-strauss-at-150","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kennethwoods.net\/blog1\/a-view-from-the-podium\/richard-strauss-at-150\/","title":{"rendered":"Richard Strauss at 150"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the music world celebrates the 150th birthday of composer Richard Strauss with a wealth of performances and re-assessments of his musical legacy, the VFTP archive team have been gathering together Ken’s key writings on this most important and often misunderstood composer.<\/p>\n

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Strauss looking ready for the climb<\/p><\/div>\n

Check in throughout the anniversary year for new bits of opinion, provocation and occasional insight.<\/p>\n

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  1. Re-rating Richard part III: Strauss, personality and politics<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Re-rating Richard part I: Strauss, he was no Mahler, he was no Wagner.<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Re-rating Richard part II: Strauss, innovation and absolute music.<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Strauss and Mahler\u2019s perilous descent from the summit<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. Metamorphosing Beethoven<\/a><\/li>\n
  6. On my desk- Strauss Romanze for Cello and Orchestra<\/a><\/li>\n
  7. Tod und Verklarung- a study in hope<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Discover more at Strauss’s Voice<\/a>, the microsite behind The Bridgewater Hall’s celebration of Strauss at 150<\/p>\n