Composer of the Week

Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Richard Strauss, and examines the composer's everyday life, including his favourite pastime - the card game Skat, and a revealing musical portrait of his family life, the Symphonia Domestica. Stille...O weh, Falke, o weh! (Die Frau ohne Schatten - Act 2) Der Kaiser ...... Placido Domingo (tenor) Vienna Philharmonic Georg Solti (conductor) Decca 436 243-2 CD2 Tr 5 An Einsamer Quelle (Stimmungsbilder, Op 9) Daniel Barenboim (piano) Teldec 3984-23913-2 Tr 10 Symphonia domestica, Op 53 Scottish National Orchestra Neeme Jarvi (conductor) Chandos CHAN 10206 X Trs 1-5.