Autographs of Richard Strauss

Richard Georg Strauss (/straʊs/; German: ⓘ; 11 June 1864 – 8 September 1949) was a German composer and conductor known for his tone poems and operas. A leading figure of the late Romantic and early Modern era, and a successor to Richard Wagner and Franz Liszt, he combined, along with his friend Gustav Mahler, subtleties of orchestration with an advanced harmonic style.
His compositional output began when he was just six years old and lasted until his death nearly eighty years later. His first tone poem to achieve wide acclaim was Don Juan, and this was followed by other lauded works of this kind, including Death and Transfiguration, Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Also sprach Zarathustra, Don Quixote, Ein Heldenleben, Symphonia Domestica, and An Alpine Symphony. His first opera to achieve international fame was Salome, which used a libretto by Hedwig Lachmann that was a German translation of the French play Salomé by Oscar Wilde. This was followed by several critically acclaimed operas with librettist Hugo von Hofmannsthal: Elektra, Der Rosenkavalier, Ariadne auf Naxos, Die Frau ohne Schatten, Die ägyptische Helena, and Arabella. His last operas, Daphne, Friedenstag, Die Liebe der Danae and Capriccio used libretti written by Joseph Gregor, the Viennese theatre historian. Other well-known works by Strauss include two symphonies, lieder (especially the Four Last Songs), the Violin Concerto in D minor, the Horn Concerto No. 1, Horn Concerto No. 2, his Oboe Concerto and other instrumental works such as Metamorphosen.
A prominent conductor in Western Europe and the Americas, Strauss enjoyed quasi-celebrity status as his compositions became standards of orchestral and operatic repertoire. He was chiefly admired for his interpretations of the works of Liszt, Mozart, and Wagner in addition to his own works. A conducting disciple of Hans von Bülow, Strauss began his conducting career as Bülow's assistant with the Meiningen Court Orchestra in 1883. After Bülow resigned in 1885, Strauss served as that orchestra's primary conductor for five months before being appointed to the conducting staff of the Bavarian State Opera where he worked as third conductor from 1886 to 1889. He then served as principal conductor of the Deutsches Nationaltheater und Staatskapelle Weimar from 1889 to 1894. In 1894 he made his conducting debut at the Bayreuth Festival, conducting Wagner's Tannhäuser with his wife, soprano Pauline de Ahna, singing Elisabeth. He then returned to the Bavarian State Opera, this time as principal conductor, from 1894 to 1898, after which he was principal conductor of the Berlin State Opera from 1898 to 1913. From 1919 to 1924 he was principal conductor of the Vienna State Opera, and in 1920 he co-founded the Salzburg Festival. In addition to these posts, Strauss was a frequent guest conductor in opera houses and with orchestras internationally.
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	Four Last Songs / Signature Roles At... [CD] Richard Strauss [*READ* EX-LIBRARY]	£12.40
	RICHARD STRAUSS LIEDER Beautifully signed BY BERND WEIKL mint mint-LH289	£104.76

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The most expensive item with a signature of Richard Strauss (1931 Hans Diestel Orchestermusiker SIGNED Richard Strauss Association Copy) was sold in April 2026 for £997.73 while the cheapest item (RICHARD STRAUSS - IRELAND RUGBY - SIGNED 6X4 PHOTO) found a new owner for £2.05 in October 2015. The month with the most items sold (3) was June 2025 with an average selling price of £148.79 for an autographed item of Richard Strauss. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2025 with £151.09 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £12.74 was July 2023. In average, an autographed item from Richard Strauss is worth £72.02.

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	Autographed Heinrich Hollreiser Richard Strauss Concert Domesti Record	£146.34
	Autographed Heinrich Hollreiser Richard Strauss Concert Domesti Record	£148.79
	Autographed Heinrich Hollreiser Richard Strauss Concert Domesti Record	£147.64
	Autographed Heinrich Hollreiser Richard Strauss Concert Domesti Record	£150.50
	Autographed Heinrich Hollreiser Richard Strauss Concert Domesti Record	£150.15
	Autographed Heinrich Hollreiser Richard Strauss Concert Domesti Record	£152.04
	Hre CD - Richard Strauss - Signed By Leonie Rysanek	£73.65
	Lisa Della Casa Autograph + CD Richard Strauss Vier Letzte Lieder Signed	£30.00
	Lisa Della Casa Autograph + CD Richard Strauss Vier Letzte Lieder Signed	£30.00
	Lisa Della Casa Autograph + CD Richard Strauss Vier Letzte Lieder Signed	£30.00
	Precious Autographed Heinrich Hollreiser Richard Strauss Concert Japan Edition	£115.63
	Richard Strauss - The Donkey's Shadow (CD 1998) SIGNED By Soprano Bodil Arnesen	£16.99
	Richard Strauss Ariadne auf Naxos 2-CDs 1988 Philips SIGNED By Kurt Masur VG	£26.87
	Richard Strauss Günther Groissböck/Malcolm Martineau: Nicht Wie (CD) SIGNED	£50.88
	Signed by SIR SIMON RATTLE Richard Strauss Ein Heldenleben Original EMI CD MINT	£72.02