46 - Richard Strauss in the Twilight The composer and the Third Reich

The composer Richard Strauss remains a luminous figure to this day. He has set standards with his operas, songs and symphonic poems. But his radiant aura is overshadowed by darkness. Who is he on the one side, who is he on the other? What are the connecting dots between them? His life is full of contradictions. During the Third Reich, he was president of the Reich Chamber of Music and at the same time protector of the Jewish part of his family. Who was Richard Strauss?