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Thus Spoke Zarathustra op. 30
1896
Richard Strauss
I. Einleitung, oder Sonnenaufgang
II. Von den Hinterweltlern
III. Von der großen Sehnsucht
IV. Von den Freuden- und Leidenschaften
V. Das Grablied
VI. Von der Wissenschaft
VII. Der Genesende
VIII. Das Tanzlied
IX. Nachtwandlerlied
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