Also sprach Zarathustra

Category
LITERATURE - MAJOR WORKS

Language
GERMAN

Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 [1] is a tone poem by Richard Strauss, composed in 1896 and inspired by Friedrich Nietzsche's philosophical 1883–1885 novel Thus Spoke Zarathustra.[2] The composer conducted its first performance on 27 November 1896 in Frankfurt. A typical performance lasts thirty-three minutes. <

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