MUH 6935
Course Recordings and Videos

Many of the following listed items have been used in class. Click the link to listen to the streaming audio and to see videos.



Listening and Score Assignments

7 Jan 2020

Richard Strauss Remembered (BBC, 1993) [2-hr documentary film]


14 Jan 2020

Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21 (use IMSLP # 28873, based on Max Unger edition [1938])

Beethoven, Symphony No. 1 (Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, Gardiner, cond.)

Johannes Brahms, Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 (IMSLP # 516790, based on the Hans Gál edition[1926])

Brahms, Symphony No. 1 (Berlin Phiharmonic, Böhm, cond.)


21 Jan 2020

Schneiderpolka, TrV 1 (piano)

Schneiderpolka, TrV 1 (orchestra)

"Weinachtslied," TrV 2

"Einkehr," TrV 3

"Winterreise," TrV 4

Panzenburg-Polka, TrV 11

Fünf kleine Stücke, TrV 18

Sonat(in)e I, TrV 22

Sonat(in)e II, TrV 23

Sonat(in)e III, TrV 24

Sonat(in)e V, TrV 26

Festmarsch, op. 1, TrV 43

Sonate Nr. I, TrV 47

Trio Nr. I, TrV 53

Aus alter Zeit (eine kleine Gavotte), TrV 72

Ouvertüre, TrV 83 [Conrod]

Symphony Nr. 1 in D Minor, TrV 94


28 January 20

Quartet, Op. 2, TrV 95

Sonate, Op. 5, TrV 103

Fünf Klavier Stücke, Op. 3, TrV 105

Serenade, Op. 7, TrV 106 [Santos]

Concert für Violine, Op. 8, TrV 110

Sonate in F für Violoncello u. Klavier, Op. 6, TrV 115

(1st) Concert für Waldhorn, Op. 11, TrV 117 [piano accompaniment]

(1st) Concert für Waldhorn, Op. 11, TrV 117 [orchestra accompaniment]

Concertouvertüre in C minor, TrV 125 [Rodriguez]

Zweite Symphonie (F minor), Op. 12, TrV 126

Stimmungsbilder, Op. 9, TrV 127

Suite, Op. 4, TrV 132

Quartett (C minor), Op. 13, TrV 137


4 February 20

Aus Italien, Op. 16, TrV 147


11 February 20

Macbeth, Op. 23, TrV 163

Macbeth, Op. 23, TrV 163 [with score]


18 February 20

Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156

Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156 [with score]

Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156 [Richard Strauss, cond., Berlin Hofkapelle (1916)]

Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156 [Richard Strauss, cond., Berlin Staatskapelle (1929) w/ Till Eulenspiegel (starts: 16:10)]

Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24, TrV 158 [w/ piano reduction score] [Zinman, cond., Tonhalle Orchestra Zürich]

Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24, TrV 158 [Richard Strauss, cond., Vienna Philharmonic (1944)]

Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28, TrV 171 [w/ full score] [Bernstein, cond., NY Philharmonic]

Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28, TrV 171 [Richard Strauss, cond., Vienna Philharmonic (1944)]



Opera Background

25 Feb 20

Giachino Rossini, Il Barbiere di Siviglia (1816) [Abbado, cond., Milan (1975, complete)]

Karl Maria von Weber, Der Freischütz (1821) [Dresden, 1985 (complete); "Wolf's Glen" scene @ 1:19:00]

Karl Maria von Weber, Der Freischütz (1821) [Hamburg, 1968 (complete) [English subtitles]; "Wolf's Glen" scene @ 1:06:38]

Giacomo Meyerbeer, Les Huguenots (1836) [Bonynge, cond., Sydney Opera, "Sutherland Farewell" (1990), Act II (40:00) Act V, sc 2. (2:34:00)]

Giuseppe Verdi, Rigoletto (1851) [Chailly, cond, Vienna State Opera (complete)]

Giuseppe Verdi, La Traviata (1853) [Patane, cond. Rome Opera (complete)]

Georges Bizet, Carmen (1875) [1978, Carlos Kleiber, cond., Vienna State Opera]

Richard Wagner, Der Ring des Nibelungen (1876), Die Walküre, Act III (1870) [Boulez, cond., Bayreuth Festspielhaus (complete w/ English subtitles)]


2 Mar 20

Richard Strauss, Guntram, op. 25, TrV 168 [Gustav Kuhn, cond., Bavarian State opera, 1988 concert (?) performance]

Richard Strauss, Guntram, op. 25, TrV 168, Part 1 [Gustav Kuhn, cond., Orchester der Tiroler Festspiele, semi-staged concert performance]
Richard Strauss, Guntram, op. 25, TrV 168, Part 2

Richard Strauss, Feuersnot, op. 50, TrV 203 [G. Ferro, cond., Massimo Theater (complete, no subtitles)]

Richard Strauss, Feuersnot, op. 50, TrV 203 [U. Schirmer, cond., Bavarian Radio (complete, concert performance, no subtitles)]

Richard Strauss, Feuersnot, op. 50, TrV 203 [Fricke, cond., Munich Radio & Bavarian Radio Chorus (complete recording only)]

Richard Strauss, Salome, Op. 54, TrV 215 (1905) [Teresa Stratas (1975) w/ English subtitles]

Richard Strauss, Salome, Op. 54, TrV 215 (1905) [Angela Denoke, Baden-Baden (2011) w/ English subtitles]


16 Mar 20

Richard Strauss, Elektra, op. 58, TrV 223 [Karl Böhm, cond., Vienna Philharmonic, w/ English subtitles]

Richard Strauss, Elektra, op. 58, TrV 223 [Daniele Gatti, cond., Salzburg (2010), w/ English subtitles]

Richard Strauss, Der Rosenkavalier, op. 59, TrV 227 [C. Thielemann, cond., Munich Philharmonic, Baden-Baden (2009), w/ English subtitles]

Richard Strauss, Der Rosenkavalier, op. 59, TrV 227 [F. Wesler-Möst, cond., Vienna Philharmonic, Salzburg (2014), w/ English subtitles]

Richard Strauss, Der Rosenkavalier, op. 59, TrV 227 [H. v. Karajan, cond., Vienna Philharmonic, Salzburg (1960), Rudolph Hartman, staging]



Items to this point checked (9 Mar 20)


Richard Strauss, Japanische Festmusik, Op. 84, TrV 277

Richard Strauss, Zweites Konzert (Horn), o.Op. 132, TrV 283 [world premiere recording]

Richard Strauss, (Erste) Sonatine, o.Op. 135, TrV 288, ("from an Invalid's Workshop") (1943)

Richard Strauss, Metamorphosen, o.Op 142, TrV 290 (1945)

Richard Strauss, Zweites Sonatine, o.Op. 143, TrV 291, ("Happy Workshop") (1945)

Konzert für Oboe, o.Op. 144, TrV 292 (1945)

Richard Strauss, Duett-Concertino, o.Op. 147, TrV 293

Richard Strauss, Vier letzte Lieder, o.Op. 150, TrV 296 (1948)

Richard Strauss, "Malven", AV 304, TrV 297 (1949)



WQXR (NYC Radio) Richard Strauss 150th Anniversary - In 2014, New York City's leading classical music station offered a series of broadcasts with leading critics and Strauss scholars discussing the music, life and career of Richard Strauss. Access WQXR's home page and use the "search" window to find "Richard Strauss"-releated broacasts, or go directly to some of the more interesting and important discussions listed below:

Last updated on 9 March 2020 (sw)