Also Sprach Zarathustra (‘Thus Spake Zarathustra’), Op. 30
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Ein Heldenleben (‘A Hero’s Life’), Op. 40
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Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 / Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40 is a pairing of orchestral tone poems by Richard Strauss, composed in 1896 and 1898 respectively. Both works exemplify late-Romantic programme music with expansive orchestration, vivid orchestral colour and advanced chromatic and harmonic language, and they mark Strauss's consolidation as a major orchestral composer at the turn of the 20th century, pushing the boundaries of orchestral timbre and form.
