Till Eulenspiegels Lustige Streiche / Tod Und Verkla

With Till Eulenspiegel **Richard Straus** broke new ground musically. Never before had a composer created with such a vast instrumental palette or used it with an insouciance that was as breathtaking as it was appropiate to its subject (and technically well-neigh perfectly). The sense of glee at **Strauss'** audacity, and skill runs throughout every measure of this piece. *Death and Transfiguration (Tod und Verklärung),* the work is dedicated to the

composer's friend *Friedrich Rosch.*