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    18. Richard Strauss

    Richard Strauss lived through some of the most turbulent times of the 20th century, and also produced some of the best music of the period, including the opera 'Ariadne auf Naxos' and the semi-autobiographical tone poem 'Ein Heldenleben'.

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