Oscar Straus (composer) Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
Oscar Straus (
6 March 1870 -
11 January 1954) was a
Viennese composer of operettas.
He studied music in Berlin under Max Bruch, and became an orchestral conductor, working at the Überbrettl cabaret. He went back to Vienna and began writing operetta, becoming a serious rival to Franz Lehár. In 1939 he moved to Paris and went on to Hollywood to write film music. After the war he returned to Europe, and settled at Bad Ischl, where he died.
Straus's best-known works are Ein Walzertraum (A Waltz Dream), and The Chocolate Soldier (Der tapfere Soldat).
The waltz arrangement from the former is probably his most enduring orchestral work.
Works
Operettas
- Die lustigen Nibelungen (The Merry Nibelungs) - 1904
- Zur indischen Witwe - 1905
- Hugdietrichs Brautfahrt (Hugdietrich's Honeymoon) - 1906
- Ein Walzertraum (A Waltz Dream) - 1907
- Das Buch der Abenteuer - 1907
- Der tapfere Soldat (The Gallant Soldier, The Chocolate Soldier) - 1908
- Didi - 1908
- Das Tal der Liebe - 1909
- Mein junger Herr (My Son John) - 1910
- Der tapfere Cassian (The Brave Cassian) - 1912
- The Dancing Viennese - 1912
- Love and Laughter - 1913
- Rund um die Liebe - 1914
- Liebeszauber - 1916
- Der Favorit - 1916
- Der letzte Walzer - 1920
- Die Musik kommt - 1928
- Eine Frau, die Weiß, was sie will - 1932
- Drei Walzer - 1935
- Ihr erster Walzer (revised version, Die Musik kommt) - 1950
- Bozena - 1952
Ballets
- Colombine - 1904
- Die Prinzessin von Tragant - 1912
Film Scores
- Jenny Lind - 1930
- The Smiling Lieutenant - 1932
- The Southerner - 1932
- One hour with You - 1932
- Die Herren von Maxim - 1933
- Frühlingsstimmen - 1934
- Land Without Music - 1935
- Make a Wish - 1935
- La ronde - 1950
This is an Article on Oscar Straus (composer). Page Contains Information, Facts Details or Explanation Guide About Oscar Straus (composer)
