Which are the five greatest works by Richard Strauss in your opinion?

Horn Concerto #1 in E-flat, Op. 11
Votes: 3 4.5%
Violin Sonata in E-flat, Op. 18
Votes: 0 0.0%
Don Juan, Op. 20
Votes: 13 19.4%
Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24
Votes: 20 29.9%
Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28
Votes: 8 11.9%
Also Sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30
Votes: 34 50.7%
Don Quixote, Op. 35
Votes: 11 16.4%
Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40
Votes: 14 20.9%
Sinfonia Domestica, Op. 53
Votes: 3 4.5%
Salome, Op. 54
Votes: 32 47.8%
Elektra, Op. 58
Votes: 22 32.8%
Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59
Votes: 30 44.8%
Ariadne auf Naxos, Op. 60
Votes: 8 11.9%
Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64
Votes: 25 37.3%
Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65
Votes: 10 14.9%
Arabella, Op. 79
Votes: 1 1.5%
Friedenstag and Daphne, Op. 81-82
Votes: 1 1.5%
Die Liebe der Danae, Op. 83
Votes: 1 1.5%
Horn Concerto No. 2, TrV 283
Votes: 1 1.5%
Capriccio, Op. 85
Votes: 4 6.0%
Metamorphosen, TrV 290
Votes: 29 43.3%
Oboe Concerto in D, TrV 292
Votes: 7 10.4%
Duett-Concertino in F major for clarinet and bassoon, TrV 293
Votes: 1 1.5%
Vier letzte Lieder, TrV 296
Votes: 41 61.2%
Other(s)
Votes: 5 7.5%

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Which are the five greatest works by Richard Strauss in your opinion?

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Four Last Songs
Metamorphosen
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Which are the five greatest works by Richard Strauss in your opinion?

Horn Concerto #1 in E-flat, Op. 11

Violin Sonata in E-flat, Op. 18

Don Juan, Op. 20

Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24

Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28

Also Sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30

Don Quixote, Op. 35

Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40

Sinfonia Domestica, Op. 53

Salome, Op. 54

Elektra, Op. 58

Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59

Ariadne auf Naxos, Op. 60

Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64

Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65

Arabella, Op. 79

Friedenstag and Daphne, Op. 81-82

Die Liebe der Danae, Op. 83

Horn Concerto No. 2, TrV 283

Capriccio, Op. 85

Metamorphosen, TrV 290

Oboe Concerto in D, TrV 292

Duett-Concertino in F major for clarinet and bassoon, TrV 293

Vier letzte Lieder, TrV 296

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