Later in life, Richard Strauss said and wrote that he deeply regretted this.
Richard Strauss died on September 8, 1949, in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany at the age of 85.
Richard Strauss (June 11, 1864 – September 8, 1949) was a German composer of the late Romantic era, particularly noted for his tone poems and operas.
Richard Strauss married soprano singer Pauline Maria de Ahna on September 10, 1894.