| Nationality: | German |
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Date & Place of Birth: |
June 11, 1864 — Munich |
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Date & Place of Death: |
Sept. 8, 1949 — Garmisch-Partenkirchen |
| Near Family: | Father: Franz (a respected horn player); Wife: Pauline de Ahna (m. Sept. 10, 1894) |
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Main Place of Residence: |
Munich, Berlin and Garmisch. |
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Vocation (including composition): |
Conductor and director of his own works. |
| Major Work(s): | Also Sprach Zarathustra(1896), Don Quixote(1898) and the opera Der Rosenkavalier. |
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Interesting Facts: |
Although it is a popular theory, Richard Strauss was absolutely no relation to Johann Strauss (Sr. or Jr.) |
