Composition: Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24 (Strauss, Richard)
| Title | Tod und Verklärung |
| Alternative title | Death and Transfiguration |
| Creators | Richard Strauss (composer) |
| Opus | Op.24 |
| Instrumentation | orchestra |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1888 |
| First published | 1891 |
| Dedication | Meinem lieben Freunde Friedrich Rösch zugeeignet |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1500 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Symphonic poems |
| Period | Romantic |
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Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | 2 piano 8 hands | Heinrich von Bocklet |
| view | Complete | 2 pianos | Otto Singer II |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Otto Singer II |
| view | Complete | piano | Otto Singer II |
| view | Complete | piano | — |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Holograph manuscript | 1889 | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | Aibl | 1891 | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | Aibl | 1891 | Segment 1 Segment 2 Color cover |
| view | Complete | parts | Aibl | 1891 | Flute 1, 2, 3 Oboe 1, 2, English Horn Clarinet 1, 2 (B), Bass Clarinet (B) Bassoon 1, 2, Contrabassoon Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F) Trumpet 1, 2 (F, C), 3 (F) Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba Timpani, Tam-Tam Harp 1, 2 Violins I Violins II Violas Cellos Basses |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 piano 8 hands |
Aibl | 1905 | Piano 1 Piano 2 |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Aibl | 1896 | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Aibl | 1896 | Complete Score Color cover |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Aibl | 1891 | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Aibl | 1903 | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano | Universal Edition | — | Complete Score |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Ensemble | Performers | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Philadelphia Orchestra (orchestra) | Eugene Ormandy (conductor) | Complete Performance |
| view | Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire (orchestra) | Hans Knappertsbusch (conductor) | Complete Peformance |
| view | New York Philharmonic (orchestra) | Bruno Walter (conductor) | Complete Performance |
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