Richard Strauss : Elektra (Paperback)

General preface; List of illustrations; Introduction; 1. Elektra's story P. E. Easterling; 2. Hofmannsthal's Elektra: From Sophocles to Strauss Karen Forsyth; 3. The music of Elektra: some preliminary thoughts; 4. Synopsis; 5. Dramatic structure and tonal organisation Arnold Whittall; 6. The musical language of Elektra (with an analysis of the Klytaemnestra scene) Tethys Carpenter; 7. Elektra's voice: music and language in Strauss's opera Carolyn Abbate; 8. The orchestration of Elektra: a critical interpretation Robin Holloway; Notes; Bibliography; Discography Malcolm Walker; Index.