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...only other Austrian of Mahler's musical stature was Richard Strauss. The Mahlers and Strausses shared a box at the opening of Strauss's opera, Feuersnot. Writes Alma Mahler: "Strauss thought of nothing but money ... the whole time he had a pencil in his hand. . . . [He] calculated his profits to the last penny." Strauss's formidable wife, Pauline, said to Mahler: "My God, for a million-well no, that's not enough-five million! And then Richard can stop manufacturing music...
Gerald R. Strauss '46--Amy Rubenstein (Wellesley...
Lily Pons: Waltz Album (Columbia, 8 sides). Piccolo-voiced Pons trills Gounod, Strauss and Noel Coward, all in three-quarters time. Performance: good...
...Gordon Strauss...
...think of it. Our sluggish mental habits make so much great music seem esoteric. We shut out our participation because we are afraid. Bartók is one of the imperishable creative artists. His position is less likely to be corroded by the years than that of Sibelius or Strauss or Prokofiev...