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Music for a While #94: Zweig & Strauss et al.
32 minutes Posted Dec 10, 2024 at 11:00 pm.
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Lately, Jay has been writing about Stefan Zweig’s memoirs, “The World of Yesterday.” Zweig was a writer of immense talent and versatility. He also knew a lot of music and a lot of musicians. Composers set poems of his to music. Strauss collaborated with him on an opera. This episode is dedicated to Zweig and music.
Reger, “Ein Drängen ist in meinem Herzen”
List, “Feux follets”
Marx, “Ein Drängen ist in meinem Herzen”
Strauss, “Die schweigsame Frau,” Act I, finale
Strauss, “Die schweigsame Frau,” “Wie schön ist doch die Musik”