{"product_id":"2026100007248-secondhand-strauss","title":"Strauss","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Fair\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Yellowed\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew composers embodied the twilight of the Romantic era with the blazing intensity of Richard Strauss, and Michael Kennedy's authoritative biography in the revered Master Musicians series captures the full arc of this titan's life and genius. From the audacious early tone poems — Don Juan and Till Eulenspiegel — to the shimmering operatic masterworks of Der Rosenkavalier and Salome, Kennedy chronicles the musical and personal journey of a man who simultaneously scandalized and enchanted the concert halls of Europe, navigating two World Wars and profound political controversy without ever silencing his creative voice.\n\nKennedy writes with the precision of a scholar and the passion of a true devotee, presenting Strauss not merely as a biographical subject but as a living, breathing force in Western music history. The author's meticulous research illuminates the complex tensions between artistic ambition and moral compromise, between lyrical conservatism and daring modernism — contradictions that make Strauss one of the most fascinatingly difficult figures in the classical canon. For anyone who has ever been moved by the opening sunrise of Also sprach Zarathustra and wondered about the man behind those immortal notes, this volume offers the definitive place to begin.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130981261531,"sku":"2026100007248-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/0f346a6e-6635-4d54-9e25-52a4095f00bd.png?v=1786593536","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100007248-secondhand-strauss","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}