STRAUSS, RICHARD

Additional reading Willi Schuh, Richard Strauss: A Chronicle of the Early Years, 18641898 (1982), is the first volume of the official biography and includes many letters. Kurt Wilhelm, Richard Strauss: An Intimate Portrait (1989), is a detailed biography with many illustrations. Rudolph Hartmann, Richard Strauss: The Staging of His Operas and Ballets (1981), provides invaluable documentation by the leading Strauss producer of his day. Ernst Krause, Richard Strauss: The Man and His Work (1964); and Michael Kennedy, Richard Strauss (1976, reissued 1983), give nontechnical surveys. Norman Del Mar, Richard Strauss: A Critical Commentary on His Life and Works, 3 vol. (196272, reissued 1986), includes many musical examples. William Mann, Richard Strauss: A Critical Study of the Operas (1964), contains a classic and penetrating survey.