From southern Italy to the Alps; from tilting at windmills to the übermensch; from notorious libertines and charming scoundrels to domestic bliss; life, death, heroes, villains – the diversity of Richard Strauss’ tone poems knows no bounds. Ten weeks of virtuoso, scintillating orchestral writing.
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Aus Italien (From Italy)
Don Juan
Macbeth
Tod und Verklärung (Death and Transfiguration)
Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche (Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks)
Also sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spake Zarathustra)
Don Quixote
Ein Heldenleben (A Hero’s Life)
Symphonia Domestica (Domestic Symphony)
Eine Alpensinfonie (An Alpine Symphony)
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St. James’ Parish Centre,
Walter Road,
Uplands,
Swansea SA1 4QF
Wednesday, January 22nd, 2020,
2.30–4.30 pm for 10 weeks
Course fee: £40
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