Book contents
- Richard Strauss in Context
- Composers in Context
- Richard Strauss in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Notes on Contributors
- Preface
- Note on Translation
- Part I Family, Friends, and Collaborators
- Part II Career Stations
- Chapter 9 Munich and Garmisch
- Chapter 10 Meiningen and Weimar
- Chapter 11 Bayreuth
- Chapter 12 Berlin
- Chapter 13 Vienna
- Part III Cultural Engagement and Musical Life
- Part IV Professional and Musical Contexts
- Part V In History
- Part VI Artifacts and Legacy
- Further Reading
- Appendix: Letters Bibliography
- Index
Chapter 12 - Berlin
from Part II - Career Stations
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 October 2020
- Richard Strauss in Context
- Composers in Context
- Richard Strauss in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Notes on Contributors
- Preface
- Note on Translation
- Part I Family, Friends, and Collaborators
- Part II Career Stations
- Chapter 9 Munich and Garmisch
- Chapter 10 Meiningen and Weimar
- Chapter 11 Bayreuth
- Chapter 12 Berlin
- Chapter 13 Vienna
- Part III Cultural Engagement and Musical Life
- Part IV Professional and Musical Contexts
- Part V In History
- Part VI Artifacts and Legacy
- Further Reading
- Appendix: Letters Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Strauss’s successful tenure in Berlin (1898–1918) is closely tied to the cultural environment of the German capital, where the local artistic sphere provided ideas, contacts, and opportunities that enabled him to develop professionally. This chapter explores the rise of Berlin during the nineteenth century as a key urban center, while documenting the city’s cultural panorama. It discusses the city’s most important musical institutions and summarizes characteristic aspects of its musical life, examining Strauss’s role in the broader art scene through his personal links and institutional affiliations. As modernist tendencies at the turn of the century conflicted with traditional ideals, Strauss emerged as a figure who, as a servant of the court but also a modernist, was able to reconcile these conflicting views.
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- Richard Strauss in Context , pp. 105 - 113Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020