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There was a documentary film made about Richard Straus. It was made by British film maker Ken Russell. I have not yet seen it. Richard Strauss' Family did not want it shown because it depicted Strauss a Nazi sympathizer. Russell's widow has a copy which will air in England on BBC.
The film also depicts Strauss as "pompous and vulgar" and not have a great personality. Evidently Strauss did have some Nazi sympathies. I hope to see this film sometime in the near future and make up my own mind. I like Strauss' Violin concerto (Opus#8) and his two early symphonies. As said I have no opinion of his most known work in America Thus Spoke Zarathustra which was used in the Stanley Kubric film 2001 a Space Odyssey. I have not seen that film. I am not in to science fiction. I hope that I can se that film. It is just one opinion on Strauss. There are other stories and anecdotes on Strauss. His father Franz (1822-1904) was also a composer. They are not related to Johan Strauss and that family. Wolfgang Mozart's father Leopold Mozart (1719-1787) was also a great composer. Mozart was also related to Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826). I am not familiar with Weber's works. Nazi Germany was a totalitarian state. People who opposed the government were punished. We can not judge somebody because of these circumstances. I do like Strauss' music.
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