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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The works are ordered more or less chronologically. Define "greatest" as you wish. If you choose Other(s), please tell us here in the comments section which work(s) you had in mind.

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Brahmsianhorn

· #31 · 6 mo ago

Tod und Verklarung and Metamorphosen, especially on the 70s Karajan disc featuring the Janowitz Four Last Songs, are anything but shallow works.

Strauss was a wonderfully inventive composer. He was the last of the great German line going back to Bach.

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Brahmsianhorn

· #35 · 6 mo ago

mmsbls said:
I'll go with

Four Last Songs
Tod und Verklarung
Metamorphosen
Don Juan
Elektra

Supposedly Strauss said he is a first class second rate composer. I'm not sure if he was joking, but I think he's a first rate composer (unless first rate means maybe only 10 or so which seems way too low).

He didn’t create the memorable melodies that the top rank composers did, but his use of form and orchestration was unmatched. Perhaps this is what he meant.

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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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