Short bio Oscar Straus
Full biography Oscar Straus
Oscar Straus was a well-known composer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was born on March 6, 1870, in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (now Austria), and died on January 11, 1954, in Bad Ischl, Austria. Straus was a prolific composer of operas, operettas, film scores, and songs, and is particularly known for his Viennese operettas and waltzes. He studied in Vienna and Berlin, and was greatly influenced by the music of Jacques Offenbach and Johann Strauss II.
Straus composed over 20 operas and operettas, including Der tapfere Soldat (The Chocolate Soldier), which is based on George Bernard Shaw's play Arms and the Man, and became one of his most popular works. Other notable works include Rund um die Liebe, Ein Walzertraum, Die lustigen Nibelungen, and Der letzte Walzer.
In addition to his work as a composer, Straus was also a conductor, and conducted orchestras across Germany and Austria. He was known for his innovative use of orchestra instrumentation in his compositions, and for his incorporation of elements from popular music genres such as cabaret and jazz into his works.
Throughout his career, Straus was highly regarded as a composer, and was recognized with numerous honors and awards. In 1939, he became a French citizen, and continued to compose and conduct until his death in 1954. Straus's works continue to be celebrated and performed by orchestras and opera companies around the world today.
Compositions featuring Oscar Straus
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Love Makes the World Go 'Round, song (a.k.a. "Love's Roundabout") | 2:54 min | Vocal Music | 1961 |
| 2 | Drei Walzer (Three Waltzes), operetta | Opera | 1935 | |
| 3 | Eine Frau, die weiß, was sie will, operetta | Opera | 1932 | |
| 4 | Mariette, operetta | Opera | 1928 | |
| 5 | Die Perlen der Cleopatra, operetta | 75:59 min | Opera | 1924 |
| 6 | Der tapfere Soldat (The Chocolate Soldier), operetta | 84:30 min | Opera | 1908 |
| 7 | Ein Walzertraum (A Waltz Dream), operetta | 60:48 min | Opera | 1907 |
| 8 | Die lustigen Nibelungen, operetta | 65:45 min | Opera | 1904 |
| 9 | Piano Concerto in B minor | 26:58 min | Concerto | 189? |
| 10 | Life is a Dream (from The Southerner) | 3:44 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 11 | Lied vom Tatzelwurm, for voice & piano | 2:27 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 12 | La Ronde, film score | Film Score | - | |
| 13 | La Ronde de l'amour (Love's Roundabout), for orchestra (for the film "La Ronde") | 2:52 min | Film Score | - |
| 14 | L'amour m'emporte Walzer | 4:00 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 15 | Komm komm Held meiner Träume Walzer | 4:03 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 16 | Katerserenade, for voice & piano, Op. 102 | 3:45 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 17 | Mein-Dein-Sein, song for voice & piano, Op. 133 | 1:26 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 18 | Menuett à la Cour | 4:39 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 19 | Michel, song for voice & piano, Op. 120 | 4:44 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 20 | Moderne Treue, song for voice & piano, Op. 67 | 4:19 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 21 | Jede Fau hat irgendeine Sehnsucht, for voice & piano | 3:41 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 22 | Müde, song for voice & piano, Op. 55 | 2:52 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 23 | Serenade for strings in G minor, Op 35 | 21:06 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 24 | Wohltätigkeitskonzert, for voice & piano (adapted by R. Lummer) | 3:33 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 25 | Warum soll eine Frau kein Verhältnis haben?, for voice & piano | 3:22 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 26 | Walzerträume, for orchestra | 6:07 min | Orchestral | - |
| 27 | Waltz Song | 3:57 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 28 | Valse Lente | 4:08 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 29 | Valse hypermoderne, for piano, Op. 135 | 1:54 min | Keyboard | - |
| 30 | Tragant Walzer | 6:43 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 31 | The Land Without Music, film score | Film Score | - | |
| 32 | Simple Little Melody | 3:28 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 33 | Mon Héro | 6:38 min | Orchestral | - |
| 34 | Sausewind, song for voice & piano, Op. 70 | 3:05 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 35 | Rund um die Liebe, operetta | Opera | - | |
| 36 | Reigen-Walzer, for orchestra (arr. by F. Marszalek) | 4:07 min | Orchestral | - |
| 37 | Pierrette, song for voice & piano, Op. 65 | 2:18 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 38 | Overture to "Rund um die Liebe" | 6:56 min | Orchestral | - |
| 39 | Now and Forever | 2:50 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 40 | Ninon, for voice & piano | 2:25 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 41 | Ich bin eine Frau, die weiß was sie will, for voice & piano | 2:19 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 42 | Das erste Abenteuer, song for voice & piano, Op. 104 | 2:27 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 43 | Didel-Dudel, song for voice & piano, Op. 83 | 6:17 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 44 | Der verlassene Lehmann, song for voice & piano, Op. 66 | 3:04 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 45 | Der Teufel ist ein Mann von Wort, song for voice & piano, Op. 103 | 3:51 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 46 | Der Reigen, operetta | 3:16 min | Opera | - |
| 47 | Der letzte Walzer, operetta | 88:44 min | Opera | - |
| 48 | Der Kavalier, song for voice & piano, Op. 119 | 2:12 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 49 | Das ist der letzte Walzer, song (from Der letzte Walzer) | 3:31 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 50 | Das Herz in der Linde, song for voice & piano, Op. 78 | 3:59 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 51 | Didi Walzer | 7:38 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 52 | Das Blumenmädel, song for voice & piano, Op. 80 | 5:19 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 53 | Das arme Fürstenkind, song for voice & piano, Op. 105 | 4:08 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 54 | Bulgaren-Marsch | 2:49 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 55 | Bettelbubenlied, for voice & piano, Op. 68 | 1:48 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 56 | Arabesque for piano, Op. 13 | 3:06 min | Keyboard | - |
| 57 | Altes Ghettoliedchen, song for voice & piano, Op. 108 | 3:02 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 58 | Alt-Wiener Reigen Op.45 | 5:53 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 59 | Eine Ballnacht Walzer | 6:19 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 60 | Isadora Duncan, fantasy for piano, Op. 135 | 7:52 min | Keyboard | - |
| 61 | Irgendwas, song for voice & piano | 1:33 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 62 | Ach Hildegard, song for voice & piano, Op. 85 | 4:29 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 63 | Herr Duncan, song for voice & piano, Op. 87 | 3:48 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 64 | Geflüster im Gange, for narrator & piano | 1:08 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 65 | G'stellte Mäd'ln Polka | 2:09 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 66 | From Strauss to Straus, for orchestra | Orchestral | - | |
| 67 | Einzugs-Marsch | 3:11 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 68 | Je t'aime | 3:24 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 69 | Drachenlied, for voice & piano | 5:26 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 70 | Donnerwetter, song for voice & piano, Op. 84 | 0:46 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 71 | Die Wäscherin auf der Wiese, song for voice & piano, Op. 56 | 2:10 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 72 | Die Schloßparade Marsch | 2:12 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 73 | Die Musik kommt | 3:33 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 74 | Die Königin, operetta | - | ||
| 75 | Die Chansonette, for voice & piano, Op. 76 | 1:39 min | Vocal Music | - |
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