“A Hero’s Life”, a Serenade, and lieder by Richard Strauss on the “Evening Concert”
The work "A Hero's Life" (tone poem) was completed in 1898, the Brentano Leider written 20 years later, 1918, and orchestrated by Strauss in 1940.
Strauss’ “Ein Heldenleben” and Salonen’s “L.A. Variations” tonight.
In Strauss' "Ein Heldenleben" there are over 30 quotations of music by Strauss from his previous tone poems, like "Also Sprach Zarathustra".