Ein Heldenleben Tone Poem for Orchestra, Op. 40

One of the 20th century's most celebrated composers, Richard Strauss created a series of tone poems that belong to the standard repertoire of almost every symphony orchestra in the world: Don Juan, Till Eulenspiegel, Don Quixote, and this work, Ein Heldenleben. At the center of the story stands Strauss himself, in a thinly disguised self-portrait of a besieged composer who goes to war with the music critics. Ein Heldenleben calls for a huge orchestra, including eight horns, five trumpets, quadruple woodwinds, and a powerful complement of percussion and strings. Unabridged republication of the edition originally published by F.E.C. Leuckart, Leipzig.Strauss, Richard is the author of 'Ein Heldenleben Tone Poem for Orchestra, Op. 40' with ISBN 9780486424415 and ISBN 0486424413.