A Hero's Life

Japanese: 《英雄の生涯》 - えいゆうのしょうがい
A Hero's Life

...From this time on, as a conductor, he began to compete with his contemporaries Mahler and Weingartner for the title of king of the musical world. During this period, he also achieved great success as a composer, writing a number of masterpieces of symphonic poems that represent his compositions, such as "The Merry Pranks of Till Eulenspiegel" (1895), "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" (1896), "Don Quixote" (1897), and "A Hero's Life" (1898). In 1898, he became the first conductor of the Berlin Court Opera, and while holding that position for 20 years, he toured Europe and the United States. ...

*Some of the terminology referenced in "A Hero's Life" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…この頃より,指揮者として,同世代のマーラーおよびワインガルトナーと楽壇の帝王を競うようになる。またこの時期には,作曲家としても目ざましい活躍をして,《ティル・オイレンシュピーゲルの愉快ないたずら》(1895),《ツァラトゥストラはこう語った》(1896),《ドン・キホーテ》(1897),《英雄の生涯》(1898)といった彼の創作を代表する交響詩の傑作群が書かれた。98年からベルリン宮廷歌劇場の第1指揮者に就任して,20年間その地位にありながら,ヨーロッパ各地,アメリカに演奏旅行。…

※「《英雄の生涯》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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