"Examines Strauss's unique orchestration skills as exemplified in his tone poems and the orchestral passages of his operas while shedding further light on the controversies surrounding Strauss with respect to his music, modernity, and his personal life as it affected his music."
"John Deathridge presents a different and critical view of Richard Wagner based on recent research that does not shy away from some unpalatable truths about this most controversial of composers in the canon of Western music. Deathridge writes authoritatively on what Wagner did, …
John Deathridge presents a different and critical view of Richard Wagner based on research that does not shy away from some unpalatable truths about this most controversial of composers in the canon of Western music.