Richard Strauss History: May 22, 1950 - Richard Strauss' "4 Last Songs" (4 letzte Lieder) in London September 8, 1949 - Richard Strauss, German composer 'Don Quixote' and 'Metamorphosis', dies at 85 January 25, 1946 - Richard Strauss' "Metamorphosis," premieres in Zurich April 12, 1945 - Richard Strauss completes his "Metamorphosis" August 11, 1943 - Richard Strauss' 2nd Horn Concert, premieres July 13, 1935 - Richard Strauss resigns as chairman of Reichskulturkammer October 20, 1934 - Richard Strauss completes his opera "Die Schweigsame Frau" October 10, 1919 - Richard Strauss and Hugo van Hofmannsthals premieres in Vienna October 28, 1915 - Richard Strauss' Alpensymfonie, premieres in Berlin January 26, 1911 - Richard Strauss's opera "Die Rosenkavalier" premieres, Dresden February 19, 1910 - English premiere of Richard Strauss' "Elektra" January 25, 1909 - Richard Strauss' premier of "Electricity" in Dresden November 21, 1901 - Richard Strauss' opera "Feuersnot," premieres in Dresden November 5, 1894 - Richard Strauss' "Till Eulenspiegels," premieres June 11, 1864 - Richard Strauss, born in Munich, Germany, composer, 'Don Quixote' and 'Metamorphosis'
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