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The way Richard Strauss spoke of his Inchbeloved DresdenersInch rang of Bavarian humor blended with a subtle touch of mischievous irony and, first and foremost, a good dose of respect and appreciation. Home to the Königliche musikalische Kapelle (InchRoyal Musical EnsembleInch) and the Court Opera, Dresden soon became a center of Strauss's music; many of his works were given their premiere there. Ernst von Schuch, Strauss's Inchmost loyal conductor of choiceInch, was a key figure at the symphony concerts given by the Kapelle, the Dresden General Music Director soon acquainted audiences with all of Strauss's tone poems, from Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche through Also sprach Zarathustra to Sinfonia domestica. Strauss enthused that, years later, it was Inchthe brilliant Schuch's untiring magic wandInch that eventually opened the series of Inchexemplary premieresInch of his operas in Dresden. Works including Salome, Elektra and Der Rosenkavalier made Strauss the leading musical dramatist of his time. He had no fewer than nine operas premiered in Dresden, his InchEldorado for premieresInch, and dedicated the Alpine Symphony to the Dresden Kapelle as a token of his gratitude. The present is the 44th volume in the Staatskapelle Dresden's exploration of Strauss's work, and includes, most notably, his Konzert fur Horn und Orchester op. 11.
