(Aug 10, 2019)
Also Sprach Zarathustra, popular for 50
years- (Around for 102 years)
- Also Sprach Zarathustra – Thus Spake Zarathustra – is a tone poem by Richard Strauss, composed in 1896 and inspired by Friedrich Nietzsche’s philosophical novel of the same name.
- The composer conducted its first performance on 27 November 1896 in Frankfurt. A typical performance lasts half an hour.
Very dramatic. The drums add to this feeling. I did not know this was based on music from Strauss and that it has been around for so many years.
Strauss was/is a huge influence on a whole number of famous film composers in the 20th and 21st century.