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Richard Strauss was born on June 11th, 1864 in Munich, Germany to a principle horn player in the Munich court Orchestra.
理查德·施特劳斯于1864年6月11日出生于德国慕尼黑，是慕尼黑宫廷管弦乐团的首席号手。
As a child, he studied violin and piano and composed his first piece at the age of 6.
小时候，他学习小提琴和钢琴，6岁时创作了他的第一首曲子。
His career began to blossom after his composition “Serenade” was performed by members of the Meiningen Orchestra in 1882.
1882年，他的作品《小夜曲》由梅宁根管弦乐团的成员表演后，他的事业开始蓬勃发展。
Its conductor Hans von Bulow took notice and appointed Strauss as his assistant in 1885.
梅宁根管弦乐团的指挥汉斯·冯·布鲁注意到了施特劳斯，并于1885年任命他为自己的助手。
Strauss went on to replace him as conductor a month later.
一个月后，施特劳斯接替汉斯担任指挥。
From then on, his career would be divided between conducting and composing until his death.
从那时起，他的职业生涯将分为指挥和作曲，直到去世。
Strauss composed several tone poems after being made chief conductor of the Royal Opera in Berlin including “Macbeth”, “Don Juan”, and “Don Quixote”.
施特劳斯被任命为柏林皇家歌剧院的首席指挥后，创作了几首音调诗，包括《麦克白》、《唐璜》和《堂吉诃德》。
After marrying opera soprano Pauline de Ahna, Strauss began composing operas.
在与歌剧女高音保琳·德阿娜结婚后，施特劳斯开始创作歌剧。
“Salome”, based on a play by Oscar Wilde, and “Elektra”, based on the drama by Sophocles, were among his most famous.
根据奥斯卡王尔德的剧本改编的《莎乐美》和根据索福克勒斯戏剧改编的《埃莱克特拉》都是他最著名的作品之一。
The political climate was tumultuous during Strauss’s rise to fame, and his naivety led to his exploitation by the Nazi regime.
施特劳斯成名期间的政治气候动荡，他的天真导致他被纳粹政权剥削。
He was appointed president of the Nazi Reichsmusikkammer, a position which he held for two years until it was discovered that his daughter-in-law was jewish.
他被任命为纳粹帝国音乐厅的负责人，在这个职位上他干了两年，直到发现他的儿媳是犹太人。
He moved to Vienna during the war, and later to Switzerland, where he was investigated by the denazification tribunal and cleared of all Nazi affiliations.
他在战争期间搬到维也纳，后来又去了瑞士，在那里他受到了去纳粹化法庭的调查，并清除了所有纳粹分子的联系。
His last work, “Four Last Songs”, was written for voice and orchestra in 1948.
他的最后一部作品《最后的四首歌》是1948年为声乐和管弦乐队创作的。
Richard Strauss died in 1949 in Garmisch, Germany at the age of 85.
理查德·施特劳斯于1949年在德国加米施去世，享年85岁。
